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  • 31babble — /bab euhl/, v., babbled, babbling, n. v.i. 1. to utter sounds or words imperfectly, indistinctly, or without meaning. 2. to talk idly, irrationally, excessively, or foolishly; chatter or prattle. 3. to make a continuous, murmuring sound. v.t. 4.… …

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  • 32Babel — Babelic /bay bel ik, ba /, adj. /bay beuhl, bab euhl/, n. 1. an ancient city in the land of Shinar in which the building of a tower (Tower of Babel) intended to reach heaven was begun and the confusion of the language of the people took place.… …

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  • 33farrago — /feuh rah goh, ray /, n., pl. farragoes. a confused mixture; hodgepodge; medley: a farrago of doubts, fears, hopes, and wishes. [1625 35; < L: lit., mixed crop of feed grains, equiv. to farr (s. of far) emmer + ago suffix noting kind or nature] * …

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  • 34mingle-mangle — /ming geuhl mang geuhl/, n. a jumbled or confused mixture; hodgepodge. [1540 50; gradational compound; see MINGLE, MANGLE1] * * * …

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  • 35pi — pi1 /puy/, n., pl. pis. 1. the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet. 2. the consonant sound represented by this letter. 3. Math. a. the greek letter used as the symbol for the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. b. the ratio&#8230; …

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  • 36Abraham a Sancta Clara — • A Discalced Augustinian friar, preacher, and author of popular books of devotion (1644 1709) Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Abraham a Sancta Clara     Abraham a Sancta Clara …

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  • 37synchysis — noun /ˈsɪn.kə.sɨs/ a) A complicated, interlocking word order pattern in early Latin verse, demonstrated by Virgil and his contemporaries. b) A confused mixture …

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  • 38babel — noun a) A place or scene of noise and confusion. b) A confused mixture of sounds, as of voices or languages …

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  • 39mishmash — mish|mash [ mıʃ,mæʃ ] noun singular INFORMAL a messy or confused mixture of different things: mishmash of: There was a mishmash of different patterns and fabrics …

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  • 40farrago —  A confused mixture; pl. farragoes …

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