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koi·ne
 koine
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- pronunciation:
- koI
neI
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noun |
| definition 1: |
(sometimes cap.) the colloquial form of Greek widely spoken during the Hellenistic period and the period of the Roman Empire (often prec. by "the").
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| definition 2: |
a language or dialect used for communication among speakers of different languages, which becomes the standard language of an area.
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