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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels;
[syn: Bel, B]

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


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Bel \Bel\, n. The Babylonian name of the god known among the Hebrews as Baal. See Baal. --Baruch vi. 41. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Bel \Bel\ (b[e^]l), n. [Hind., fr. Skr. bilva.] A thorny rutaceous tree ([AE]gle marmelos) of India, and its aromatic, orange-like fruit; -- called also Bengal quince, golden apple, wood apple. The fruit is used medicinally, and the rind yields a perfume and a yellow dye. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Bel \Bel\ (b[e^]l), n. [from Alexander Graham Bell.] a unit of sound intensity equal to ten decibels. [PJC]
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary:

Bel the Aramaic form of Baal, the national god of the Babylonians (Isa. 46:1; Jer. 50:2; 51:44). It signifies "lord." (See BAAL.)