Babble on or babble on ( two words ) means to make meaningless sounds, as a baby does, or to speak foolishly or thoughtlessly ( babble ) for a long period of time ( on ) --
The baby will babble on for a half an hour or more.
He tends to babble on if he's not interrupted; pay no attention.
Babylon ( one word, always capitalized, nearly rhymes with babble on ) is the name of an Ancient city in Mesopotamia, in present-day Iraq --
They want to build something to rival the famous city of Babylon.
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.
Now that you know that, you can say --
"He will babble of about Nebuchadnezzar and Babylon for as long as anyone will listen."
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