neɪ noun
1.
( usually initial capital letter ) 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.
2.
a lingua franca.
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koine (ˈkɔɪniː) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a common language among speakers of different languages; lingua franca | |
| [from Greek koinē dialektos common language] | |
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| Koine (ˈkɔɪniː) | |
| —n | |
| (sometimes not capital) the Koine the Ancient Greek dialect that was the lingua franca of the empire of Alexander the Great and was widely used throughout the E Mediterranean area in Roman times | |
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Word Origin & History
koine
1913, common literary dialect of Gk. in Roman and early medieval period, from Gk. fem. sing. of koinos "common, ordinary."
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