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Definition of: omphalos
(om′fə·ləs) noun
1. A round stone in the temple of Apollo at Delphi, supposed by the ancient Greeks to mark the middle point of the earth.
2. The central boss of a shield.
3. A central point; hub. [<Gk., navel]
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