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bel

Unit of sound measurement equal to ten decibels. It is named after Scottish-born US scientist and inventor Alexander Graham Bell.

Bel

God of Babylonian and Assyrian mythology. He was known to the Hebrews as Baal, the name signifying ‘lord’ in both languages.



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Built originally in the heart of the forest, in the reign of Philip le Bel, it now could be seen a few hundred yards from the road leading from the village of Sainte-Genevieve to Monthery.
The Mystery of the Yellow Room by Leroux, Gaston View in context
As Baal he was popular with the Phoenicians; as Belus or Bel he had
The Devil's Dictionary by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
) She was a bel esprit, and a dreadful Radical for those days.
Vanity Fair by Thackeray, William Makepeace View in context
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