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| 单词 | omphaloskepsis |
| 释义 | omphaloskepsis in British English (ˌɒmfələʊˈskɛpsɪs) nounWord forms: plural -ses (-siːz) the practice of contemplating one's navel in order to aid meditation omphaloskepsis in American English (ˌɑmfəlouˈskepsɪs) noun contemplation of one's navel as part of a mystical exercise Word origin [‹ Gk omphal(ós) omphalos + -o- -o- + sképsis act of looking]-o- is the typical ending of the first element of compounds of Greek origin (as -i- is, in compounds of Latin origin), used regularly in forming new compounds with elementsof Greek origin and often used in English as a connective irrespective of etymology(Franco-Italian; geography; seriocomic; speedometer) |
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