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PRONUNCIATION:

(bab-uh-LOH-nee-uhn)

MEANING:

adjective:
1. Relating to Babylon or Babylonia.
2. Splendidly luxurious.
3. Decadent or corrupt.

ETYMOLOGY:

After Babylon, an ancient Mesopotamian city in what is now Iraq, famed for opulence and grandeur. Babylon was the capital of Babylonia and is associated in classical accounts with the Hanging Gardens, though their historicity remains uncertain. Earliest documented use: 1534.

USAGE:

“Dry numbers cannot convey the Babylonian scope of [congressman Bill Young’s] works. Military bases and weapons factories rose from Florida’s swamps at his command. After storms, he had the Army Corps of Engineers ‘renourish’ beaches with the finest white sand.”
Of Pensioners and Pork; The Economist (London, UK); Feb 15, 2014.

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