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- noun Contemplation of one's navel (metaphoric).
Introversion .
Etymologies
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From Ancient Greek ὀμφαλός (omphalos, "navel") + σκοπία (skopia, "observation").
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slumry commented on the word omphaloscopy
navel gazing
July 15, 2007
marrymemckean commented on the word omphaloscopy
I believe this is a secondary synonym to omphaloskepsis: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/omphaloskepsis
June 13, 2013