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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

Cynosure en · PROPN

Etymology

From Middle French Cynosure (“Ursa Minor; Polaris”), from Latin Cynosūra (“Ursa Minor”), from Ancient Greek Κυνόσουρα (Kunósoura, “Ursa Minor”, literally “dog’s tail”), from κυνός (kunós, “dog's”) + οὐρά (ourá, “tail”).

Meanings

  1. Ursa Minor or Polaris, the North Star, used as a guide by navigators.

Forms

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