"Cynosure" meaning in English

See Cynosure in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Cynosura [alternative], cynosure [alternative]
Etymology: From Middle French Cynosure (“Ursa Minor; Polaris”), from Latin Cynosūra (“Ursa Minor”), from Ancient Greek Κυνόσουρα (Kunósoura, “Ursa Minor”, literally “dog’s tail”), from κυνός (kunós, “dog's”) + οὐρά (ourá, “tail”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frm|Cynosure||Ursa Minor; Polaris}} Middle French Cynosure (“Ursa Minor; Polaris”), {{der|en|la|Cynosūra||Ursa Minor}} Latin Cynosūra (“Ursa Minor”), {{der|en|grc|Κυνόσουρα||Ursa Minor|lit=dog’s tail}} Ancient Greek Κυνόσουρα (Kunósoura, “Ursa Minor”, literally “dog’s tail”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Cynosure
  1. Ursa Minor or Polaris, the North Star, used as a guide by navigators.
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Alternative forms

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