transcription, транскрипция: [ beɪb(ə)l ]
If there is a babel of voices, you hear a lot of people talking at the same time, so that you cannot understand what they are saying.
...a confused babel of sound.
= babble, hubbub
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BABEL
Meaning of BABEL in English
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне. 2006