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| babel (1. A confused medley of sounds; meaningless noise. E16. Alan Ross Their words are a Babel whose meaning is plainThe shadow of Cain has been thrown on to Abel. Tolkien There was a hoot of snarling horns and a babel of baying voices. 2. A scene of confusion; a noisy assembly. E17. Swift: The whole babel of sectaries joined against the church. S. Gibbons: A babel broke out, in which Aunt Ada could dimly be discerned beating at everybody. SOED Alexander Demidov) | |||
| bedlam (= свистопляска); devil's sabbath (= свистопляска); pandemonium (= свистопляска) | |||
| devil's sabbath; pandemonium | |||