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- [bab-uh-lon-ish, -loh-nish, bab-uh-loh-nish, bab-uh-luh-nish]
- /ˈbæb əˌlɒn ɪʃ, -ˌloʊ nɪʃ, ˌbæb əˈloʊ nɪʃ, ˈbæb ə lə nɪʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bab-uh-lon-ish, -loh-nish, bab-uh-loh-nish, bab-uh-luh-nish]
- /ˈbæb əˌlɒn ɪʃ, -ˌloʊ nɪʃ, ˌbæb əˈloʊ nɪʃ, ˈbæb ə lə nɪʃ/
Definitions of babylonish word
- abbreviation BABYLONISH Babylonian. 1
- adjective babylonish Of or pertaining to, or made in, Babylon or Babylonia. 0
- adjective babylonish Pertaining to the Babylon of Revelation xiv. 8. 0
- adjective babylonish (Obsolete (No longer in use)) Pertaining to Rome and papal power. 0
- adjective babylonish Confused; Babel-like. 0
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Origin of babylonish
First appearance:
before 1525 One of the 28% oldest English words
First recorded in 1525-35; Babylon(ia) + -ish1
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Parts of speech for Babylonish
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
babylonish popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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