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Lodestar Loadstar Load Stahr Noun Star Polaris Point Reference

Front lodestar also loadstar \LOAD-stahr\
Back noun
1. A star, especially Polaris, that is used as a point of reference.
2. A guiding principle, interest, or ambition.

[Middle English lodesterre : lode, way + sterre, star.]

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