koine

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Synonyms: kine, foine, boine, khine, korine, kline, koing, kone, kaine, moine, koin

Antonyms: kine, foine, boine, khine, korine, kline, koing, kone, kaine, moine, koin

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Proper noun

1. The “common” [[Greek]] language that developed and [[flourish]]ed between 300 {{B.C.E.}} and 300 {{C.E.}} (the time of the [[Roman Empire]]), and from which [[Modern Greek]] [[descend]]ed. It was based on the [[Attic]] and [[Ionian]] dialects of [[Ancient Greek]].

Noun

1. A [[linguistic]] [[variety]] that has [[develop]]ed in [[supraregional]] [[contact]] between [[speaker]]s of various [[interrelated]] [[dialect]]s, typically in such a way that [[feature]]s [[share]]d by several dialects [[prevail]] and those of [[limited]] [[distribution]] are [[avoid]]ed.
2. A [[lingua franca]].

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