See Babel in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"ref": "2007, Edwin Mullins, The Popes of Avignon, Blue Bridge, published 2008, page 48:",
"text": "A babel of languages could be heard in the streets and the squares, mingling with the local Provençal.",
"type": "quote"
}
],
"glosses": [
"A confused mixture of sounds and voices, especially in different languages."
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"A place or scene of noise and confusion."
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"A tall, looming structure."
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈbeɪ.bl̩/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
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},
{
"ipa": "/ˈbæb.l̩/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈbeɪ.bl̩/",
"tags": [
"Canada"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈbæb.l̩/",
"tags": [
"Canada"
]
},
{
"rhymes": "-eɪbəl"
},
{
"rhymes": "-æbəl"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "babel"
}
],
"word": "Babel"
}
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