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Definition of
navel noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
navel
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈneɪvl
/
/
(
informal
belly button
)
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the small hollow part or lump in the middle of the stomach where the
umbilical cord
was cut at birth
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