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cynosure

cy·no·sure [ snə shr ] (plural cy·no·sures)

noun

Definition:

1. center of attention: the center of admiration, attention, or attraction

2. guide: somebody or something acting as a guide or used for direction

Guidebooks are the cynosure of the inexperienced traveler.

[Late 16th century. Via Latin Cynosura "Ursa Minor" (which contains Polaris) < Greek kunosoura, literally "dog's tail"]

cy·no·sur·al [ snə shrəl ] adjective

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