English noun: Koine |
1. | Koine (communication) a Greek dialect that flourished under the Roman Empire |
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| Broader (hypernym) | Greek, Hellenic, Hellenic language |
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2. | koine (communication) a common language used by speakers of different languages |
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| Samples | 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.
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| Synonyms | interlanguage, lingua franca |
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| Broader (hypernym) | language, linguistic communication |
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