different between cynosure vs dupe

English

Etymology

From French cynosure (“Ursa Minor; Polaris”), from Latin Cynos?ra (“Ursa Minor”), from Ancient Greek ????????? (Kunósoura, “Ursa Minor”, literally “dog’s tail”), from ????? (kunós, “dog's”) + ???? (ourá, “tail”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?s?n?zj??/, /-sj??/, /-???/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?sa?n????/, /?s?n-/, /-??/

Noun

cynosure (plural cynosures)

1. (usually capitalized) Ursa Minor or Polaris, the North Star, used as a guide by navigators.
2. (figuratively) That which serves to guide or direct; a guiding star.

3. (figuratively) Something that is the center of attention; an object that serves as a focal point of attraction and admiration.

Derived terms

• cynosural

Translations

Further reading

• Cynosure in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)

Anagrams

• rounceys

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /dju?p/
• Hyphenation: dupe

Etymology 1

From French duper, from Middle French duppe.

Noun

dupe (plural dupes)

1. A person who has been deceived.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:dupe

Related terms

• dupery

Translations

Verb

dupe (third-person singular simple present dupes, present participle duping, simple past and past participle duped)

1. To swindle, deceive, or trick.

Translations

Etymology 2

Abbreviation of duplicate.

Noun

dupe (plural dupes)

1. (photography) A duplicate of a photographic image.
2. (restaurant industry) A duplicate of an order receipt printed for kitchen staff.
3. (informal) A duplicate.

Verb

dupe (third-person singular simple present dupes, present participle duping, simple past and past participle duped)

1. (transitive) To duplicate.

Synonyms

• double; see also Thesaurus:duplicate

Antonyms

• dedupe, halve

Anagrams

• E'd up, pued

Bube

Noun

dupe

1. ghost

Descendants

• English: duppy

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French dupe, from Middle French [Term?].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?dyp?/
• Hyphenation: du?pe

Noun

dupe m (plural dupes)

1. victim

Synonyms

• slachtoffer

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dyp/
• (Quebec) IPA^(key): /dz?p/

Verb

dupe

1. first-person singular present indicative of duper
2. third-person singular present indicative of duper
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of duper
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of duper
5. second-person singular imperative of duper

Noun

dupe f (plural dupes)

1. A person who has been deceived, see dupe.

Further reading

• “dupe” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *dup?

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dûpe/

Noun

d?pe n (Cyrillic spelling ?????)

1. (vulgar) ass

   Synonym: gùzica

Declension