From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishbabelba‧bel /ˈbeɪbəl $ ˈbeɪ-, ˈbæ-/ noun [singular, uncountable] CLOUD/NOISYthe confusing sound of many voices talking together a babel of French and Italian
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babel• The village was a babel of accents from Ulster, London, Glasgow and Lancashire.• a babel of conflicting opinions• Why did the people want to build the tower of babel?• She hushed the babel of her thoughts and tried to sleep.Origin babel (1500-1600) Tower of Babel, (in the Bible) tower in ancient Babylon whose builders made God angry, so he made them unable to understand each other's speech 