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babelic

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Ba⋅bel

  [bey-buhl, bab-uhl]
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–noun
1. an ancient city in the land of Shinar in which the building of a tower (Tower of Babel) intended to reach heaven was begun and the confusion of the language of the people took place. Gen. 11:4–9.
2. (usually lowercase) a confused mixture of sounds or voices.
3. (usually lowercase) a scene of noise and confusion.
Origin:
< Heb Bābhel Babylon

Related forms:
Ba⋅bel⋅ic  [bey-bel-ik, ba-] , adjective

Synonyms:
3. tumult, turmoil, uproar, bedlam, clamor.
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Word Origin & History

Babel 
capital of Babylon, 1382, from Heb. Babhel (Gen. ix), from Akkadian bab-ilu "Gate of God" (from bab "gate" + ilu "god"). The name is a translation of Sumerian Ka-dingir. Meaning "confused medley of sounds" (1529) is from the biblical story of the Tower of Babel.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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