Etymology

axis mundi

Today it means: The axis of Earth between the celestial poles, important in ancient geocentric coordinate systems. Full definition →

Latin axis mundi
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromaxis mundi
  2. English todayaxis mundi

From Latin axis mundi.

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