omphalos noun. ['ɒmfǝlɒs] Pl. -loi [-lɔɪ]. M19.
[Greek, lit. 'navel'.]
1. Greek Antiquities.
a. A boss on a shield etc. M19.
b. A stone, in the temple of Apollo at Delphi, reputed to mark the central point of the earth. M19.

2. fig. A central point, a centre. M19.

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