BABEL


Meaning of BABEL in English

/ ˈbeɪbl; NAmE / noun

[ sing. ] ( formal ) the sound of many voices talking at one time, especially when more than one language is being spoken

ORIGIN: From the Bible story in which God punished the people who were trying to build a tower to reach heaven (the tower of Babel ) by making them unable to understand each others' languages.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.