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1. (noun) Koine
a Greek dialect that flourished under the Roman Empire

2. (noun) lingua franca, interlanguage, koine
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"

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