cyno'sural
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cynosure (ˈsɪnəˌzjʊə, -ʃʊə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a person or thing that attracts notice, esp because of its brilliance or beauty |
| 2. | something that serves as a guide |
| [C16: from Latin Cynosūra the constellation of Ursa Minor, from Greek Kunosoura, from | |
| cyno'sural | |
| —adj | |
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Cyno'sural
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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