babylon

Bab·y·lon

B b

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [bab-uh-luh n, -lon]
- /ˈbæb ə lən, -ˌlɒn/
- /ˈbæblɒn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bab-uh-luh n, -lon]
- /ˈbæb ə lən, -ˌlɒn/

Definitions of babylon word

noun babylon the chief city of ancient Mesopotamia: first settled around 3000 bc 3
noun babylon (in Protestant polemic) the Roman Catholic Church, regarded as the seat of luxury and corruption 3
noun babylon any society or group in a society considered as corrupt or as a place of exile by another society or group, esp White Britain as viewed by some West Indians 3
noun babylon ancient city on the lower Euphrates River (in what is now central Iraq), the capital of Babylonia: noted for wealth, luxury, and wickedness 3
noun babylon an ancient empire in SW Asia, in the lower Euphrates valley: its greatest period was 2800–1750 b.c. Capital: Babylon. 1
noun Definition of babylon in Technology A development environment for expert systems. It includes frames, constraints, a prolog-like logic formalism, and a description language for diagnostic applications. It requires Common Lisp. 1

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Parts of speech for Babylon

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babylon popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% 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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