Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
name
A Babylonian deity, corresponding to the Semitic Baal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
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name
An evil giant who ruled Babylon prior to his defeat by the Armenian culture hero Hayk.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Armenian
Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
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name
A unisex given name.
A female given name.
A diminutive of the female given name Isabel.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
A unisex given name.
A female given name.
A female given name, variant of Belle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
A unisex given name.
A male given name.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
A unisex given name.
A male given name.
A male given name, variant of Bell.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A measure of relative power, defined as log10(P 1/P 2), where P1 and P2 are the measured and reference power respectively.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Alternative form of bael.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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noun
Babylonian god of the earth; one of the supreme triad including Anu and Ea; earlier identified with En-lil
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: Semitic deity
noun
a logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: B
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Broader terms: sound unit
History
From Latin Bēlus, from Ancient Greek Βῆλος (Bêlos), ultimately from Akkadian 𒂗 (bēlum).
* Clipping of Isabel * A variant of Belle and Bell.
Named after Alexander Graham Bell.
Across languages
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
