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Babylonian Pronunciation
Babylonian is pronounced ba-buh-LOH-nee-uhn, IPA /ˌbæbəˈloʊniən/.
ba-buh-LOH-nee-uhn
US /ˌbæbəˈloʊniən/
Syllables: ba · buh · LOH · nee · uhn (5 syllables, stress on syllable 3)
adjective; also noun: Belonging to Babylon, the ancient city in what is now Iraq.
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Babylonian in a Sentence
- Babylonian astronomers kept records for centuries.
- The tablet carries a Babylonian maths problem.
- Babylonian law was cut into stone.
Common Mispronunciations of Babylonian
Not BA-buh-loh-nee-uhn
Carry the peak to LOH, the third syllable, and let the first two run light.
Not ba-bi-LOH-nyuhn
Keep all five beats, with nee and uhn held apart at the end.
Tip: Babylon stresses its front, BA-buh-luhn, and Babylonian shifts the weight to the middle.
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