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navel definition

na·vel (nā′vəl)

noun

  1. the small scar, usually a depression in the middle of the abdomen, marking the place where the umbilical cord was attached to the fetus; umbilicus
  2. any centrally located point, part, or place

Etymology: ME < OE nafela, akin to Ger nabel < IE base *ombh-, *nōbh-, navel > nave, L umbilicus, Gr omphalos

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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