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cynosure

[ sahy-nuh-shoor, sin-uh- ]

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noun

something that strongly attracts attention by its brilliance, interest, etc.:
the cynosure of all eyes.
something serving for guidance or direction:
Gandhi's life remains a cynosure for all of us.

cynosure

/ 藞s瑟n蓹藢zj蕣蓹; -蕛蕣蓹 /

noun

a person or thing that attracts notice, esp because of its brilliance or beauty
something that serves as a guide

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Derived Forms

藢肠测苍辞藞蝉耻谤补濒, adjective

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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

肠测顎卬辞路蝉耻谤顎僡濒 adjective

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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of cynosure¹

First recorded in 1590鈥�1600; from Latin 颁测苍辞蝉奴谤补, from Greek 碍测苍贸蝉辞耻谤补 the constellation Ursa Minor (Little Dipper), equivalent to 办测苍贸蝉 鈥渄og's鈥� (genitive of 办媒艒苍 ) + 辞耻谤谩 鈥渢补颈濒鈥�; hound ¹( def ), ass ²( def )

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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of cynosure¹

C16: from Latin 颁测苍辞蝉奴谤补 the constellation of Ursa Minor, from Greek Kunosoura, from cyno- + oura tail

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From these beginnings, the Voice grew into a cynosure of the counterculture.

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This was near the climax of 鈥淭he Path of Pins or the Path of Needles,鈥� a cynosure of this year鈥檚 FringeArts Festival in Philadelphia, which began on Sept. 8 and runs until Oct.

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DOM is in a spacious underground room, with a glowing bar done in striated honey onyx as its cynosure.

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Brady was fortunate to come along just as the N.F.L. altered multiple playing rules that made the quarterback the cynosure of a pass-happy, high-scoring game with fleet receivers unfettered to dash upfield for long passes.

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It鈥檚 also possible that the meme stocks will again become the cynosures of online promoters.

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