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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Navel \Na"vel\ (n[=a]"v'l), n. [AS. nafela fr nafu nave; akin
to D. navel, G. nabel, OHG. nabolo, Icel. nafli Dan. navle,
Sw nafle, L. umbilicus, Gr 'omfalo`s, Skr. n[=a]bh[=i]la.
[root]260. See {Nave} hub, and cf {Omphalic}, {Nombril},
{Umbilical}.]
1. (Anat.) A mark or depression in the middle of the abdomen;
the umbilicus. See {Umbilicus}.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
navel
n 1: scar where the umbilical cord was attached [syn: {umbilicus},
{bellybutton}, {omphalos}, {omphalus}]
2: the center point or middle of something [syn: {navel point}]
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