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noun (plural: Towers of Babel)
  1. Alternative spelling of tower of Babel.
proper noun the tower, Tower of Babel
  1. In the Bible, a tower erected at Babel by the descendants of Noah's son Ham to reach the sky, and whose completion God thwarted by making the workers speak different languages so that they were unable to understand one another.
Translations: 
  • Dutch: toren van Babel
  • French: tour de Babel
    (trans-mid)

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noun a (plural: towers of Babel)
  1. (figuratively) A situation where the use of many different languages is a source of confusion.
Translations: 
  • Dutch: toren van Babel
Etymology: From the Biblical story of the Tower of Babel


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