Complete Definition of "tower of Babel"

see|Tower of Babel
English

Alternative spellings
Tower of Babel

Etymology
From the Biblical story of the Tower of Babel

Noun
a tower of Babel (plural: towers of Babel)

  1. figuratively A situation where the use of many different languages is a source of confusion.

Translations

;situation of confusion due to many languages
Dutch: toren van Babel m
Polish: wieża Babel f

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ttbc|Slovak: babylonská veža f

Revision and Credits for"tower of Babel"
  • 2007-07-26 06:03 - AutoFormat - -(''figurative'') +{{figuratively}}, gender -[[toren van Babel]] ''m'' +[[toren van Babel]] {{m}}, gender -[[wieża Babel]] ''f'' +[[wieża Babel]] {{f}}

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