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BEL

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Babylonian god of the earth; one of the supreme triad including Anu and Ea; earlier identified with En-lil

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

Semitic deity (a deity worshipped by the ancient Semites)

Domain region:

Babylon (the chief city of ancient Mesopotamia and capital of the ancient kingdom of Babylonia)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels

Synonyms:

B; Bel

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("Bel" is a kind of...):

sound unit (any acoustic unit of measurement)

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