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1 umbilīcus
umbilīcus ī, m [* umbalus (ὀμφολόσ)], the navel: ut umbilico tenus aqua esset, L.— The middle, centre: qui locus umbilicus Siciliae nominatur: terrarum, i. e. Delphi: orbis terrarum, L.: umbilicum Graeciae incolere, L.— The end of a rod on which a manuscript was rolled: iambos Ad umbilicum adducere, i. e. to bring to an end, H.— A sea-snail, sea-cockle.* * *navel, middle, center; center of country/region; ornamented end of scroll
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