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| koi·ne [ koy náy, kóynee ] (plural koi·nes) |
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1. language
Same as lingua franca (sense 1)
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2. standard dialect: a dialect or regional variant of a language that becomes the standard language for a wider population of speakers
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| [Late 19th century. <Koine] |
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