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babel

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"Confused roar of voices"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ˈbeɪ.bl̩/Part of speech nounSorted abbelStarts with BEnds with L1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. a confusion of voices and other sounds

Word origin

From Latin Babel, from Biblical Hebrew בָּבֶל (bāḇel, “Babylon”), from Akkadian 𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠 (Bābilim); in Genesis associated with the idea of confusion. Doublet of Babylon.

Used in a sentence

  • Therefore is the name of it called Babel[…]
  • As the three were making their way through the crowds of marketers, camels, donkeys, and horses that filled the market place with a confusing babel of sounds, Abdul plucked at Tarzan’s sleeve.
  • A babel of languages could be heard in the streets and the squares, mingling with the local Provençal.

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