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koine
noun
- the language used throughout the Greek world, from Syria to Gaul, during the Hellenistic and Roman periods: its spoken form consisted of colloquial Attic, supplemented by borrowings from other dialects: the New Testament is written in the koine
- a regional dialect or language that has become the common language of a larger area
See koine in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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