BABEL


Meaning of BABEL in English

ba ‧ bel /ˈbeɪb ə l $ ˈbeɪ-, ˈbæ-/ BrE AmE noun [singular, uncountable]

[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: Tower of Babel , (in the Bible) tower in ancient Babylon whose builders made God angry, so he made them unable to understand each other's speech ]

the confusing sound of many voices talking together:

a babel of French and Italian

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