Babel (soundtrack) definition

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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

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.