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Why was the Kralice Bible important to the development of standard Czech?
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The Kralice Bible, translated by scholars of the Unitas Fratrum and published between 1579 and 1593, was crucial to the development of standard Czech. This version, based on original languages, became the model for classical Czech and served as the standard Protestant translation. The language used in this translation significantly influenced the standardization and enrichment of the Czech vocabulary and literary style.12