debabelization

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noun

The situation where a people or region that formerly spoke multiple languages or dialects comes to speak a single unified language or dialect.

OriginEnglish babelization ← Latin Babel ← Biblical Hebrew בָּבֶל (bāḇel) →
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Meanings

noundebabelization (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe situation where a people or region that formerly spoke multiple languages or dialects comes to speak a single unified language or dialect.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Akkadian𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠 (Bābilim)
  8. Biblical Hebrewבָּבֶל (bāḇel)
  9. LatinBabel
  10. EnglishBabel
  11. Englishbabelization
  12. Englishdebabelization

From de- + babelization.

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APA

debabelization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/debabelization

MLA

“debabelization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/debabelization. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “debabelization,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/debabelization.

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