Meaning Of The Word Koine

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koine in American English
the language used throughout the Greek world, from Syria to Gaul, during the Hellenistic and Roman periods: its spoken form consisted of colloquial Attic, supplemented by borrowings from other dialects: the New Testament is written in the koine
noun: 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

koine in British English
noun
noun: a common language among speakers of different languages; lingua franca

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