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omphalocentric

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Overly introspective and inclined to navel-gazing

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The omphalocentric process of self-construction and discovery

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History

Etymology

From omphalo- + -centric, thus literally "navel-centered."