transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbā-bəl, ˈba- ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Hebrew Bābhel, from Akkadian bāb-ilu gate of god
Date: 14th century
1. : a city in Shinar where the building of a tower is held in Genesis to have been halted by the confusion of tongues
2. often not capitalized
a. : a confusion of sounds or voices
b. : a scene of noise or confusion