Etymology

koine

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Today it means: A linguistic variety that has developed in supraregional contact between speakers of various interrelated dialects, typically in such a way that features shared by several dialects prevail and those of limited distribution are avoided. Full definition →

Ancient Greek κοινή
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koine · noun1

  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromκοινή
  2. English todaykoine

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κοινή (koinḗ), feminine form of κοινός (koinós, “common, general”). Doublet of koinon.

Koine · proper noun2

  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromΚοινή
  2. English todayKoine

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κοινή (Koinḗ), from ἡ κοινὴ διάλεκτος (hē koinḕ diálektos, “the common dialect”), from κοινός (koinós, “shared, common, public, general, ordinary, usual”). Doublet of koinon.

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