Babel
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.Ba·bel
noun \ˈbā-bəl, ˈba-\Definition of BABEL
1
: a city in Shinar where the building of a tower is held in Genesis to have been halted by the confusion of tongues
2
often not capitalized a : a confusion of sounds or voices b : a scene of noise or confusion
Origin of BABEL
Middle English, from Hebrew Bābhel, from Akkadian bāb-ilu gate of god
First Known Use: 14th century
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