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单词 omphalos
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
om•pha•los  (om′fə ləs),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Anatomythe navel;
    umbilicus.
  2. the central point.
  3. [Gk. Antiq.]a stone in the temple of Apollo at Delphi, thought to mark the center of the earth.
  • Greek omphalós; akin to navel
  • 1840–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
omphalos /ˈɒmfəˌlɒs/ n
  1. (in the ancient world) a sacred conical object, esp a stone. The most famous omphalos at Delphi was assumed to mark the centre of the earth
  2. the central point
  3. literary
    another word for navel
Etymology: Greek: navel
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