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omphaloskepsis
[ om-fuh-loh-skep-sis ]
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Origin of omphaloskepsis1
First recorded in 1925–30; omphalo(s) + Greek sképsis “observation, perception,” equivalent to skep- (stem of sképtesthai “to observe, examine”); skeptic ( def ), -sis
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