CYNOSURE
\sa͡ɪnˈə͡ʊʒə], \saɪnˈəʊʒə], \s_aɪ_n_ˈəʊ_ʒ_ə]\
Definitions of CYNOSURE
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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something that strongly attracts attention (as the north star attracts mariners); "let faith be your cynosure to walk by"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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something that strongly attracts attention and admiration; "if he was the cynosure of all eyes he didn't notice"
By Princeton University
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The constellation of the Lesser Bear, to which, as containing the polar star, the eyes of mariners and travelers were often directed.
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That which serves to direct.
By Oddity Software
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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The dog's tail, a constellation containing the north star: hence, anything that strongly attracts attention.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. [Greek] The constellation of the Lesser Bear, to which, as containing the polar star, the eyes of mariners and travellers are often directed;—any thing to which attention is strongly turned; a centre of attraction; a bright or dazzling object.
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