babylonian

adj. relating to the ancient city of Babylon or the empire it ruled.

adj. pertaining to the city of Babylon or the ancient Mesopotamian empire of Babylonia.

“The museum has a large collection of Babylonian clay tablets.”

“Babylonian mathematics was remarkably advanced for its time, utilizing a sexagesimal system that still influences how we measure time today.”

adj. describing something that is huge, very rich, or full of luxury and bad behavior.

adj. characteristic of the perceived decadence, luxury, or immense scale of ancient Babylon; often used figuratively to imply moral corruption.

“The party was a Babylonian display of wealth and excess.”

“The critic described the city's new architecture as Babylonian in its scale, suggesting both impressive ambition and wasteful indulgence.”

Literary

n. a person who lived in ancient Babylon.

n. an inhabitant of the city of Babylon or the region of Babylonia.

“The ancient Babylonians were famous for their study of the stars.”

“Historians believe the Babylonians developed complex legal codes that served as a foundation for later civilizations in the Near East.”

n. the ancient language spoken in Babylon.

n. a dialect of the Akkadian language used in ancient Mesopotamia from approximately 1950 BCE.

“He spent years learning to read Babylonian inscriptions.”

“The epic was originally composed in Babylonian, though later versions were translated into other regional dialects.”

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