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babel

ba·bel

UK/ˈbeɪ.bl̩/ US/ˈbeɪ.bl̩/ uncommon

noun

1.

a confusion of voices and other sounds

2.

(Genesis 11:1-11) a tower built by Noah''s descendants (probably in Babylon) who intended it to reach up to heaven; God foiled them by confusing their language so they could no longer understand one another

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From Latin Babel, from Biblical Hebrew בָּבֶל (bāḇel, “Babylon”), from Akkadian 𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠 (Bābilim); in Genesis associated with the idea of confusion.

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