Babel vs Blare - What's the difference?
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The city and tower in the land of Shinar where the confusion of languages took place, according to the Bible.
:* Therefore is the name of it called Babel . - Gen. xi. 9.
A confused mixture of sounds and voices, especially in different languages.
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A place or scene of noise and confusion.
A tall, looming structure.
(usually singular) A loud sound.
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Dazzling, often garish, brilliance.
To make a loud sound.
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To cause to sound like the blare of a trumpet; to proclaim loudly.
* Tennyson
Babel is a related term of blare.
As nouns the difference between babel and blare
is that babel is while blare is (usually singular) a loud sound.As a verb blare is
to make a loud sound.babel
English
Proper noun
(en proper noun)Noun
(en noun)- A babel of languages could be heard in the streets and the squares, mingling with the local Provençal.
Derived terms
* Babel fish * Babelesque * Babelian * Babelish * tower of Babel * Tower of BabelSee also
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English
Noun
(en noun)- I can hardly hear you over the blare of the radio.
Verb
- The trumpet blaring in my ears gave me a headache.
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- To blare its own interpretation.