1. A common language used by speakers of different languages
   "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"
   - lingua franca, interlanguage

1. A Greek dialect that flourished under the Roman Empire

Derived forms: koines

Type of: Greek, Hellenic, Hellenic language, language, linguistic communication

Encyclopedia: Koine

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• cost of capital
• cost of living
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• cost-benefit analysis
• cost-effective
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• cost-of-living allowance
• cost-of-living benefit
• cost-of-living index
• cost-plus
• cost-plus contract
• cost-pull inflation
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