单词 | koine |
释义 | koine[ koi-ney, koi-ney ] / kɔɪˈneɪ, ˈkɔɪ neɪ / noun(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. a lingua franca. Origin of koine1910–15; <Greek koinḗ (diálektos) common (dialect); see ceno-2 Words nearby koinekohutuhutu, koi, koilocyte, koilocytosis, koilonychia, koine, Koizumi, koji, kokako, Kokand, kokanee Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for koine
British Dictionary definitions for koine (1 of 2)koine / (ˈkɔɪniː) / nouna common language among speakers of different languages; lingua franca Word Origin for koinefrom Greek koinē dialektos common language British Dictionary definitions for koine (2 of 2)Koine / (ˈkɔɪniː) / nounthe Koine (sometimes not capital) 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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