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babylonian

Bab·y·lo·ni·an
B b

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [bab-uh-loh-nee-uh n, -lohn-yuh n]
    • /ˌbæb əˈloʊ ni ən, -ˈloʊn yən/
    • /bɑːbəˈləʊnɪən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bab-uh-loh-nee-uh n, -lohn-yuh n]
    • /ˌbæb əˈloʊ ni ən, -ˈloʊn yən/

Definitions of babylonian word

  • noun babylonian an inhabitant of ancient Babylon or Babylonia 3
  • noun babylonian the extinct language of Babylonia, belonging to the E Semitic subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic family: a dialect of Akkadian 3
  • adjective babylonian of, relating to, or characteristic of ancient Babylon or Babylonia, its people, or their language 3
  • adjective babylonian decadent or depraved 3
  • adjective babylonian of Babylon or its people, language, or culture 3
  • adjective babylonian of Babylonia 3
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Origin of babylonian

First appearance:

before 1555
One of the 31% oldest English words
First recorded in 1555-65; Babyloni(a) + -an

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Parts of speech for Babylonian

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Babylonian

babylonian popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
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Related words

  • marduk

    the chief of the Babylonian deities.

  • sabora

    one of a group of Jewish scholars, active in the rabbinical academies of Babylonia during the 6th century a.d., whose editing of the work of the Babylonian amoraim constituted the final stage in the preparation of the Babylonian Gemara.

  • adad

    a coded card or other device that when inserted into a telephone allows the user to reach a number without dialing.

  • amora

    one of a group of Jewish scholars, active in the rabbinical academies of Palestine and Babylonia from the 3rd to the 6th centuries a.d., whose commentaries on and interpretations of the Mishnah comprise the Palestinian and Babylonian Gemaras.

  • arallu

    the ancient Babylonian world of the dead.

  • assyro-babylonian

    of or relating to Assyria and Babylonia.
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