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Word: Navel
Speech Type: Noun
Old English nafela, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch navel and German Nabel, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin umbo ‘boss of a shield’, umbilicus ‘navel’, and Greek omphalos ‘boss, navel’. Compare with nave
ˈneɪvl
a rounded knotty depression in the centre of a person's belly caused by the detachment of the umbilical cord after birth; the umbilicus.
Short Definition:rounded knotty depression in centre of person's belly caused by detachment of umbilical cord after birth
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