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navel

na·vel [ náyv'l ] (plural na·vels)


noun 
Definition:
 
hollow on surface of stomach: a small rounded hollow on the surface of the human stomach, where the end of the umbilical cord was tied after being cut.
Technical name  umbilicus


[ Old English nafela< Indo-European]

examine or contemplate your navel to spend too much time in self-analysis to the exclusion of broader or more productive concerns (informal)


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