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koine
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun koine has 2 senses
- koine(n = noun.communication) Array - a Greek dialect that flourished under the Roman Empire; Array is a kind of greek, hellenic, hellenic language
- koine(n = noun.communication) interlanguage, lingua franca - a common language used by speakers of different languages; "Koine is a dialect of ancient Greek that was the lingua franca of the empire of Alexander the Great and was widely spoken throughout the eastern Mediterranean area in Roman times" is a kind of language, linguistic communication
OXFORD DICTIONARY
koine, n.
1 the common language of the Greeks from the close of the classical period to the Byzantine era.
2 a common language shared by various peoples; a lingua franca.
1 the common language of the Greeks from the close of the classical period to the Byzantine era.
2 a common language shared by various peoples; a lingua franca.
Etymology
Gk koine (dialektos) common (language)
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