[sing.] (written) the sound of many voices talking at one time, especially when more than one language is being spoken
ORIGIN From the Bible story in which God punished the people who were trying to build a tower to reach heaven (the tower of Babel) by making them unable to understand each others' languages.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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