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Subject: Babelism: Dictionary.com Word of the Day
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Jan. 22, 2015

Babelism \BAY-buh-liz-uhm, BAB-uh-\ noun 1. a confusion, as of ideas, speech, etc. Quotes Her "babelism," as Claudine, who finds her wildly amusing, calls it, and her carefully cultivated gibberish, attract attention like an additional charm. -- Colette, translated by Antonia White, Claudine and Annie, 1903 Origin Babelism emerged in the late 1700s from the word Babel, which refers both to a Biblical city and to "a confused mixture of sounds or voices."

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