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Babylonian [ˌbæbɪˈləʊnɪən] n 1. (Historical Terms) an inhabitant of ancient Babylon or Babylonia 2. (Linguistics / Languages) the extinct language of Babylonia, belonging to the E Semitic subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic family: a dialect of Akkadian adj
1. (Historical Terms) of, relating to, or characteristic of ancient Babylon or Babylonia, its people, or their language 2. decadent or depraved ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Translations Babylonian [ˌbæbɪˈləʊnɪən] 1. adj → babilonese 2. n (person) → babilonese m/f; (language) → babilonese m Babylonian [ˌbæbɪˈləʊnɪən] 1. adj → babilonese 2. n (person) → babilonese m/f; (language) → babilonese m How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Emblazonings, as of crowned Babylonian kings and queens, reigned over everything. The particular millionaire who owned the freehold of Wickham Place, and desired to erect Babylonian flats upon it--what right had he to stir so large a portion of the quivering jelly? Dantes was a man of great simplicity of thought, and without education; he could not, therefore, in the solitude of his dungeon, traverse in mental vision the history of the ages, bring to life the nations that had perished, and rebuild the ancient cities so vast and stupendous in the light of the imagination, and that pass before the eye glowing with celestial colors in Martin's Babylonian pictures. |
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