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Word: Omphalos
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Greek, literally ‘navel, boss’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɒmfəlɒs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the centre or hub of something
Short Definition:centre or hub of something
Examples:- this was the omphalos of confusion
Definition:
(in ancient Greece) a conical stone (especially that at Delphi) representing the navel of the earth.
Short Definition:conical stone
