KOINE


Meaning of KOINE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

also koi·né kȯi-ˈnā, ˈkȯi-ˌ; kē-ˈnē

Etymology: Greek koinē, from feminine of koinos common

Date: 1909

1. capitalized : the Greek language commonly spoken and written in eastern Mediterranean countries in the Hellenistic and Roman periods

2. : a dialect or language of a region that has become the common or standard language of a larger area

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.