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Synonyms of omphalos
a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest
- during the Vietnam War the university's campus effectively became the area's omphalos for antiwar activity
Synonyms for omphalos
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- attraction,
- lodestone
- (also loadstone),
- magnet,
- polestar
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“Omphalos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/omphalos. Accessed 22 Sep. 2021.
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The first known use of omphalos was in 1845
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