Babel refers to a confused mixture of noises or voices, or a scene of noise and confusion. The term comes from the biblical Tower of Babel, where God confused languages.
Babel bezeichnet ein verworrenes Gemisch aus Geräuschen oder Stimmen oder eine Szene von Lärm und Verwirrung. Der Begriff stammt von dem biblischen Turmbau zu Babel, bei dem Gott die Sprachen verwirrte.
| Front | babel \BAB-uhl, BAY-buhl\ |
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| Back | noun 1. A confused mixture of noises or voices. 2. A scene of noise or confusion. [From Hebrew Babhel (Babylon). In the Old Testament (Genesis 11:4-9), people united in an attempt to build a city with a tower that reached the heavens. This displeased god who halted the project by confounding people's speech so they wouldn't understand one another. Earliest documented use: before 1382.] "While an excited babel of Spanish, German, Japanese, and Hindi emanated from the dozens of television news crews in the street, the response to Charles and Camilla's I dos among locals was mostly We Don't." |
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