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tower of babel

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.90 in modern English

Syllables
tow-er of ba-bel
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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.

noun

A visionary and impractical plan.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of tower of Babel.

noun

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

Etymology

From the Biblical story of the Tower of Babel.

Inflected Forms

the Tower of Babel (canonical) Towers of Babel (plural)

Phrases

tower of Babel

Questions

What does tower of babel mean?
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.
Where does tower of babel come from?
From the Biblical story of the Tower of Babel.

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