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   omphalos

   /ˈɒmfəlɒs/

   noun

   • 1. the centre or hub of something: literary "this was the omphalos of confusion"
   • 2. (in ancient Greece) a conical stone (especially that at Delphi) representing the navel of the earth.
   • ▪ a boss on an ancient Greek shield.

   Word Origin Greek, literally ‘navel, boss’.

   Scrabble Points: 15

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