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lodestar

DEFINITIONS OF: lodestar

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n guiding star; a star that is used as a reference point in navigation or astronomy

Synonyms:
loadstar
Examples:
North Star
the brightest star in Ursa Minor; at the end of the handle of the Little Dipper; the northern axis of the earth points toward it
Type of:
star
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

n something that serves as a model or guide

Synonyms:
loadstar
Type of:
example, model
a representative form or pattern
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