BABEL
\bˈe͡ɪbə͡l], \bˈeɪbəl], \b_ˈeɪ_b_əl]\
Definitions of BABEL
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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(Genesis 11:1-11) a tower built by Noah's descendants (probably in Babylon) who intended it to reach up to heaven; God foiled them by confusing their language so they could no longer understand one another
By Princeton University
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(Genesis 11:1-11) a tower built by Noah's descendants (probably in Babylon) who intended it to reach up to heaven; God foiled them by confusing their language so they could no longer understand one another
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Hence: A place or scene of noise and confusion; a confused mixture of sounds, as of voices or languages.
By Oddity Software
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Hence: A place or scene of noise and confusion; a confused mixture of sounds, as of voices or languages.
By Noah Webster.
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The city and tower described in Genesis, where the confusion of languages took place; tumult; confusion; a place of confusion; often babel.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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A confused combination of sounds.
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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