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Definition of "omphalus" [omphalus]

  • A scar where the umbilical cord was attached (noun)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

Use "omphalus" in a sentence
  • "Jupiter Ammon was esteemed of the highest antiquity, and we are informed that there was an omphalus here; and that the Deity was worshipped under the form of a navel."
  • "It is observable, that this historian does not mention an omphalus: but says, that it was a statue, ξοανον, which was carried about."
  • "Pausanias gives this account of the omphalus at Delphi."
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