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Babel
1[ bab-uhl; Russian bah-byil ]
noun
- I·saak Em·ma·nu·i·lo·vich [ahy, -z, uh, k, ee-, sahk, yi-m, uh, -noo-, yee, -l, uh, -vyich], 1894–1941, Russian author.
Babel
2[ bey-buhl, bab-uhl ]
noun
- (in the Bible) an ancient city in the land of Shinar in which the building of a tower Tower of Babel intended to reach heaven was begun and the confusion of the language of the people took place.
- (usually lowercase) a confused mixture of sounds or voices.
- (usually lowercase) a scene of noise and confusion.
Synonyms: , , , ,
Babel
1/ ˈɪə /
noun
- Old Testament
- Also calledTower of 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)
- the city, probably Babylon, in which this tower was supposedly built
- often not capital
- a confusion of noises or voices
- a scene of noise and confusion
Babel
2/ ˈɪ /
noun
- BabelIssak Emmanuilovich18941941MRussianWRITING: short-story writer Issak Emmanuilovich (iˈsak imənuˈiləvitʃ) 1894–1941, Russian short-story writer, whose works include Stories from Odessa (1924) and Red Cavalry (1926)
Other 51Թ Forms
- ·· [bey-, bel, -ik, ba-], adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of Babel1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of Babel1
Example Sentences
It would be a little bit of a tower of Babel, with different astronomers saying different things.
“The grocery store has become a Tower of Babel and consumers need to be linguists, scientists and mind readers to understand the many labels they see.”
Most recently, the cardinal held a conference called The Synodal Babel in Rome on the eve of the Pope's synod, or meeting of bishops, last month.
One publication, Babel, cited an unidentified source who said Budanova had been in hospital, and was finishing a course of treatment for the effects of the poisoning.
One publication, Babel, cited an unnamed source who said Budanova had been in hospital, and was finishing a course of treatment for the effects of the poisoning.
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