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Babelesque

Babelesque adjective: reminiscent of the Tower of Babel; marked by the inability to communicate with and understand each other.

Adjective

Babelesque (comparative more Babelesque, superlative most Babelesque)

  1. Reminiscent of the Tower of Babel; marked by the inability to communicate with and understand each other.

Forms of Babelesque

comparativemore Babelesque
superlativemost Babelesque

Origin of Babelesque

From Babel + -esque.

Questions about Babelesque

What does Babelesque mean?
Babelesque means reminiscent of the Tower of Babel; marked by the inability to communicate with and understand each other.
What part of speech is Babelesque?
Babelesque is an adjective.

Words near Babelesque in the dictionary

  1. babel
  2. babelaas
  3. Babeldaob
  4. babeldom
  5. babeldoms
  6. Babelesque
  7. babelet
  8. babelets
  9. Babelian
  10. Babelic
  11. babelicious

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