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    ba·bel
    /ˈbāb(ə)l/

    noun

    • 1. a confused noise made by a number of voices: "the babel of voices on the road"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › BabelBabel Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    noun. Ba· bel ˈbā-bəl ˈba- 1. : a city in Shinar where the building of a tower is held in Genesis to have been halted by the confusion of tongues. 2. or babel. a. : a confusion of sounds or voices. b. : a scene of noise or confusion. Synonyms. bedlam. circus. madhouse. scrum [ British] three-ring circus. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBABEL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    BABEL definition: 1. the confusing sound of many people talking at the same time or using different languages: 2…. Learn more.

  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Tower_of_BabelTower of Babel - Wikipedia

    The Tower of Babel is an origin myth and parable in the Book of Genesis meant to explain why the world's peoples speak different languages. [2] [3] [4] [5] According to the story, a united human race speaking a single language and migrating eastward, comes to the land of Shinar (Hebrew: שִׁנְעָר , romanized: Šinʿār ; Ancient Greek ...

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryBABEL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    BABEL meaning: 1. the confusing sound of many people talking at the same time or using different languages: 2…. Learn more.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › babelBABEL Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    noun. (in the Bible) 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. (usually lowercase) a confused mixture of sounds or voices. (usually lowercase) a scene of noise and confusion.

  7. www.britannica.com › topic › Tower-of-BabelTower of Babel | Story, Summary, Meaning, & Facts | Britannica

    Jun 18, 2024 · Tower of Babel, in biblical literature, structure built in the land of Shinar (Babylonia) some time after the Deluge. The story of its construction, given in Genesis 11:1–9, appears to be an attempt to explain the existence of diverse human languages.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBABEL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    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 lc) a confused mixture of sounds or voices. 3. (usually lc) a scene of noise and confusion.

  9. www.yourdictionary.com › babelBabel Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Noun. Pronoun. Filter. noun. A confusion of sounds or voices. Passengers chattering in a babel of tongues at the international airport. American Heritage. A city in Shinar in which Noah's descendants tried to build a very high tower to reach heaven and were prevented by God from doing so by a confusion of tongues: Gen. 11:1-9. Webster's New World.

  10. www.thefreedictionary.com › babelBabel - definition of babel by The Free Dictionary

    1. A confusion of sounds or voices: passengers chattering in a babel of tongues at the international airport. 2. A scene or situation of confusion: "a babel of commemorative ceremonies, statues, and tombs sponsored by competing cults of martyred revolutionaries" (Thomas L. Benjamin). [After Babel .]

  11. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › BabelBabel - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    noun. (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. synonyms: Tower of Babel. see more.