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Definition of babble noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

babble

noun
 
/ˈbæbl/
 
/ˈbæbl/
[singular]
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  1. the sound of many people speaking at the same time
    • a babble of voices
  2. talking that is confused or silly and is difficult to understand
    • I can't listen to his constant babble.
  3. the sounds a baby makes before beginning to say actual words
  4. see also psychobabble
    Word OriginMiddle English: from Middle Low German babbelen, or an independent English formation, as a frequentative based on the repeated syllable ba, typical of a child's early speech.
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