Cynosure (from Greek Κυνοσούρα ''kunosoura'' "dog's tail") may refer to:
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Polaris
Polaris is a star in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Minor. It is designated α Ursae Minoris ( Latinized to ''Alpha Ursae Minoris'') and is commonly called the North Star or Pole Star. With an apparent magnitude that ...
, in its role as pole star
*metaphorically:
:*a
guiding principle
:*a
focus of attention
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Cynosura (nymph), nymph in Greek mythology
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Cynosure (comics), fictional pan-dimensional city that exists within the First Comics multiverse
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''Cynosure'' (album), an album by progressive/power metal band Viathyn
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