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- [bab-uh l; Russian bah-byil]
- /ˈbæb əl; Russian ˈbɑ byɪl/
- /ˈbeɪ.bəl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bab-uh l; Russian bah-byil]
- /ˈbæb əl; Russian ˈbɑ byɪl/
Definitions of babel word
- singular noun babel If there is a babel of voices, you hear a lot of people talking at the same time, so that you cannot understand what they are saying. 3
- noun babel a tower presumptuously intended to reach from earth to heaven, the building of which was frustrated when Jehovah confused the language of the builders (Genesis 11:1–9) 3
- noun babel the city, probably Babylon, in which this tower was supposedly built 3
- noun babel a confusion of noises or voices 3
- noun babel a scene of noise and confusion 3
- noun babel Issak Emmanuilovich (iˈsak imənuˈiləvitʃ) 1894–1941, Russian short-story writer, whose works include Stories from Odessa (1924) and Red Cavalry (1926) 3
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Parts of speech for Babel
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
babel popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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noun babel
- turmoil — a state of great commotion, confusion, or disturbance; tumult; agitation; disquiet: mental turmoil caused by difficult decisions.
- din — religion, especially the religious observances of a Muslim.
- discord — lack of concord or harmony between persons or things: marital discord.
- tumult — violent and noisy commotion or disturbance of a crowd or mob; uproar: The tumult reached its height during the premier's speech.
- bedlam — Bedlam means a great deal of noise and disorder. People often say 'It was bedlam' to mean 'There was bedlam'.
Antonyms for babel
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