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Koine vs Foine - What's the difference?

koine | foine |

As a noun koine

is koine.

As an adjective foine is

.

koine

English

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • The "common" Greek language that developed and flourished between 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.

    • See also

    (Other Greek languages) * Ancient Greek * Classical Greek * Demotic Greek * Katharevousa * Modern Greek

    External links

    * (wikipedia "Koine") *

    Anagrams

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    foine

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • * {{quote-book, year=1919, author=Grace S. Richmond, title=The Brown Study, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=Now you've got her, foine and dandy." }}
  • * {{quote-book, year=1911, author=Chester K. Steele, title=The Mansion of Mystery, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=Ye see, Pat Callahan gave me three foine Leghorns, an'--" "Never mind the Leghorns. }}