Babel (book)
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noun


(1)   (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
(2)   A confusion of voices and other sounds
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Etymology


From the , from ; in Genesis associated with the idea of confusion.

Proper noun



  1. The city and tower in the land of Shinar where the confusion of languages took place, according to the Bible.
    • Therefore is the name of it called Babel. - Gen. xi. 9.
 
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