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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

babelesque

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ba-be-lesque
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Reminiscent of the Tower of Babel; marked by the inability to communicate with and understand each other.

Etymology

From Babel + -esque.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Babelesque (comparative) most Babelesque (superlative)

Questions

What does babelesque mean?
Reminiscent of the Tower of Babel; marked by the inability to communicate with and understand each other.
Where does babelesque come from?
From Babel + -esque.

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