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koine
[ koi-ney, koi-ney ]
/ kɔɪˈneɪ, ˈkɔɪ neɪ /
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noun
(usually initial capital letter) an amalgam of Greek dialects, chiefly Attic and Ionic, that replaced the Classical Greek dialects in the Hellenistic period and flourished under the Roman Empire.
a lingua franca.
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Origin of koine
Words nearby koine
kohutuhutu, koi, koilocyte, koilocytosis, koilonychia, koine, Koizumi, koji, kokako, Kokand, kokanee
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How to use koine in a sentence
He calls this degree stata forma,—a rational, mediocre sort of beauty, which is not liable to be either koine or poine.
My Novel, Complete|Edward Bulwer-LyttonThe author, as already shown, writes in the smooth and easy Koine of a gifted and cultivated Jew of Palestine.
Studies in the Epistle of James|A. T. RobertsonBut as we were then leaving Koine, and were not yet melted with the grief of absence, I had the courage to resist their demand.
Roman Holidays and Others|W. D. Howells
British Dictionary definitions for koine (1 of 2)
koine
/ (ˈkɔɪniː) /
noun
a common language among speakers of different languages; lingua franca
Word Origin for koine
from Greek koinē dialektos common language
British Dictionary definitions for koine (2 of 2)
Koine
/ (ˈkɔɪniː) /
noun
the Koine (sometimes not capital) the Ancient Greek dialect that was the lingua franca of the empire of Alexander the Great and was widely used throughout the E Mediterranean area in Roman times
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