Bel
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9.9
- proper noun
- Literature
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Bel
- It was in Bel-Air, so she thought it was okay to go alone.
And he wrote about how he was deathly afraid of their deity, Bel Marduk.
- And he wrote about how he was deathly afraid of their deity, Bel Marduk.
Examples
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- You mean like to Bel Air?
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We're from Bel Air.
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Easy headlines: "Far from the golden gates of Bel Air".
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Beverly Hills or Bel Air is fine.
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This is Del Moore, ladies and gentlemen, with the NBC mobile unit in the exclusive Bel Air section, here in Los Angeles.
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Cooper's 1956 Chevrolet was a four-door Bel Air like new.
Fiction book (2001) -
After she recently passed away, film preservationists were astounded to discover this cinematic treasure at a garage sale in Bel Air.
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The couple said they had been pursued by a flying saucer while traveling in their Chevrolet Bel-Air.
Blog text (13) -
Karyn Parsons is best known as the character "Hilary Banks" on the long-running television show, "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air."
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In ancient Babylon, people built temples to worship Bel, the god of the earth.
Compounds
- Specialized
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9.1
A smooth, lyrical way of singing in opera that shows a pure voice and quick, skillful notes
- Literature
An extra book sometimes added to the Book of Daniel with three stories about Bel, a dragon, and Daniel
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bel comes from an old Babylonian word bēlu which means 'lord' or 'master'. So Bel was the title for a chief god in Babylon, because he was seen as 'the lord' of the people and the land.