babel
(noun) a confusion of voices and other sounds
Source: WordNet® 3.1
babel (plural babels)
Alternative form of Babel
• Bable, Labbe
Babel
The city and tower in the land of Shinar where the confusion of languages took place, according to the Bible.
Babel (plural Babels)
A confused mixture of sounds and voices, especially in different languages. [from 16th c.]
A place or scene of noise and confusion. [from 16th c.]
A tall, looming structure. [from 16th c.]
• Bable, Labbe
Source: Wiktionary
Ba"bel, n. Etym: [Heb. Babel, the name of the capital of Babylonia; in Genesis associated with the idea of "confusion"]
1. The city and tower in the land of Shinar, where the confusion of languages took place. Therefore is the name of it called Babel. Gen. xi. 9.
2. Hence: A place or scene of noise and confusion; a confused mixture of sounds, as of voices or languages. That babel of strange heathen languages. Hammond. The grinding babel of the street. R. L. Stevenson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 April 2025
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