omphalos

Definitions


[ˈɒmfəlɒs], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the centre or hub of something
(e.g: this was the omphalos of confusion)

- (in ancient Greece) a conical stone (especially that at Delphi) representing the navel of the earth


Phrases:

Origin:
Greek, literally ‘navel, boss’




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