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navel Definition


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navel
noun
    1. In mammals: the small hollow or scar at the point where the umbilical cord was attached to the fetus.
      Thesaurus: umbilicus, belly button (slang).
    2. The central point of something.
      Thesaurus: centre, hub, middle, omphalos.
Etymology: Anglo-Saxon nafela, diminutive of nafu hub.



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