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