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English
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Etymology
From Gr. κοιν�� "shared, common, public, general, ordinary, usual"

Proper noun
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1. The "common" Greek language that developed and flourished between 300 BC and AD 300 (the time of the Roman Empire), and from which Modern Greek descended. It was based on the Attic and Ionian dialects of Ancient Greek.

Translations

Dutch: Koinè
Greek: κοιν�� (kinós) m
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Russian: койне (kojné) n

See also
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Ancient Greek
Classical Greek
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Katharevousa
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Modern Greek

External links
ethnologue|code=grc

Category:Languages
Category:Greek language

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