cynosure

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
cynosure /ˈsɪnəzjʊə, ˈsʌɪn-, -sjʊə/

▶noun a person or thing that is the centre of attention or admiration.

– origin C16 (orig. denoting the constellation Ursa Minor, or the Pole Star which it contains): from Fr., or from L. cynosura, from Gk kunosoura ‘dog's tail’ (also ‘Ursa Minor’).

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