noun
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an inhabitant of ancient Babylon or Babylonia
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the extinct language of Babylonia, belonging to the E Semitic subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic family: a dialect of Akkadian
adjective
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of, relating to, or characteristic of ancient Babylon or Babylonia, its people, or their language
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decadent or depraved
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Etymology
Origin of Babylonian
First recorded in 1555–65; Babyloni(a) + -an
Example Sentences
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Babylonian works were inscribed in cuneiform on clay tablets, many of which have survived only in fragments.
From Science Daily • Nov. 11, 2025
She likely originated in the Babylonian kharimati, singing priestesses of bull-riding goddess Ishtar.
From Salon • Dec. 18, 2023
Located five miles south of downtown Los Angeles in the City of Commerce, the behemoth at 5675 Telegraph Road resembled Babylonian ruins.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2023
We do know the Babylonian name for the planet Mercury “means something like ‘the jumpy one,’” Ossendrijver says.
From National Geographic • Aug. 24, 2023
He would have turned back into the shop, dodged down an alley, vanished into thin air if he could, but there was no avoiding the Babylonian this time.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
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