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Meaning of umbilicus mundi | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

the 'navel of the world', an omphalos considered to be the axis mundi

declension-2

Examples

“Equidem terra ubique gentium ad umbilicum mundi fertur in hoc mundo,”
“Est & vox haec translatitia ad medium cujusvis rei signandum, ut quum vocant Delphos Umbilicum mundi, videor & in Verrinis legere, [...]”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

umbo umbone umbonem umbones umboni umbonibus

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