Dictionary Check: koine
"koine" is a valid word!
Scrabble
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Words with Friends
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Definition
noun
a Greek dialect that flourished under the Roman Empire
noun
a common language used by speakers of different languages
Example:
"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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