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'naval' is a common misspelling of 'navel'
The correct spelling of 'navel'
ends with the letters 'el'.
This incorrect spelling 'naval'
ends with the letters 'al'.
'naval' Spelling Rule
The endings '-el' and '-al' are often confused. The ending of
'navel' instead of
'naval' has been determined by a mixture of which language the root word originated from (French, German, Latin, Greek, etc). The -al endings generally correspond to Latin.
Definition of 'navel' not 'naval'
Alternative forms
* (l) (obsolete)
Noun
(
en-noun)
(anatomy) The indentation or bump remaining in the abdomen of mammals where the umbilical cord was attached before birth.
The central part or point of anything; the middle.
- Within the navel of this hideous wood, / Immured in cypress shades, a sorcerer dwells. — Milton.
(historical) An eye on the underside of a carronade for securing it to a carriage.
Synonyms
* belly button (colloquial)
* umbilicus
Derived terms
* navel-gazing
* navel orange
See also
* innie
* outie
Anagrams
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