Babylonians
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əˈloʊ noun
4.
an inhabitant of ancient Babylonia.
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post-Bab·y·lo·ni·an, adjective
pre-Bab·y·lo·ni·an, adjective
pseu·do-Bab·y·lo·ni·an, adjective, noun
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| —n | |
| 1. | an inhabitant of ancient Babylon or Babylonia |
| 2. | the extinct language of Babylonia, belonging to the E Semitic subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic family: a dialect of Akkadian |
| —adj | |
| 3. | of, relating to, or characteristic of ancient Babylon or Babylonia, its people, or their language |
| 4. | decadent or depraved |
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Opium production continued under the babylonians and egyptians.
The babylonians were able to make great advances in mathematics for two reasons.
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