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Babelism

[ bey-buh-liz-uhm, bab-uh- ]

noun

, (sometimes lowercase)
  1. a confusion, as of ideas, speech, etc.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Babelism1

First recorded in 1825–35; Babel + -ism

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