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om·pha·los  audio  (mf-ls, -ls) KEY 

NOUN:
pl. om·pha·li  (-l) KEY 
  1. The navel.
  2. A central part; a focal point.
ETYMOLOGY:
Greek; see nobh- in Indo-European roots


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