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
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guiding principle
A principle is a proposition or value that is a guide for behavior or evaluation. In law, it is a rule that has to be or usually is to be followed. It can be desirably followed, or it can be an inevitable consequence of something, such as the law ...
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focus of attention
Attention is the behavioral and cognitive process of selectively concentrating on a discrete aspect of information, whether considered subjective or objective, while ignoring other perceivable information. William James (1890) wrote that "Atten ...
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Cynosura (nymph)
In Greek mythology, Cynosura ( grc, Κυνοσούρα, Kunosoúra, dog's tail ', ) is the name of an Idaean Oread nymph from the island Crete who brought up a young Zeus during his early years when he hid from his father Cronus, and ended up am ...
, nymph in Greek mythology
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Cynosure (comics)
First Comics was an American comic book publisher that was active from 1983 to 1991, known for titles like ''American Flagg!'', '' Grimjack'', ''Nexus'', ''Badger'', '' Dreadstar'', and '' Jon Sable''. Along with competitors like Pacific Comics a ...
, 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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