Definitions for koines

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koines koi·ne

Spelling: [koi-ney, koi-ney]

IPA: /kɔɪˈneɪ, ˈkɔɪ neɪ/

Koines is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 109 anagrams from letters in koines (eiknos).

Definitions for koines

noun

1. (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.
2. a lingua franca.

Origin of koines

1910-15; Greek koinḗ (diálektos) common (dialect); see ceno-²

Examples for koines

But as we were then leaving koine, and were not yet melted with the grief of absence, I had the courage to resist their demand.