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lodestar definition

lode·star (lōd′stär′)

noun

  1. a star by which one directs one's course; esp., the North Star
  2. a guiding principle or ideal

Etymology: ME lodesterre: see lode & star

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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