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  1. koines: Merriam-Webster
  2. koines: Vocabulary.com
  3. koines: Wiktionary
  4. koines: Dictionary.com
  5. koines: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. koines: Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (Koine)

noun:  The “common” Greek language that developed and flourished between 300 B.C.E. and 300 C.E. (the time of the Roman Empire), and from which Modern Greek descended. It was based on the Attic and Ionian dialects of Ancient Greek.
noun:  A regional language that becomes standard over time.
noun:  A lingua franca.
▸ Also see koine


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