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Bab⋅y⋅lon⋅ish

  [bab-uh-lon-ish, -loh-nish, bab-uh-loh-nish, bab-uh-luh-nish]
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–adjective
Babylonian.
Origin:
1525–35; Babylon(ia) + -ish 1

Bab⋅y⋅lo⋅ni⋅an

  [bab-uh-loh-nee-uhn, -lohn-yuhn]
–adjective Also, Babylonish.
1. of or pertaining to Babylon or Babylonia.
2. extremely luxurious.
3. wicked; sinful.
–noun
4. an inhabitant of ancient Babylonia.
5. the dialect of Akkadian spoken in Babylonia. Compare Akkadian (def. 1).
Origin:
1555–65; Babyloni(a) + -an
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