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lodestar or loadstar
/ˈləʊdˌstɑː(r)/ Noun. [SINGULAR]
1- a star used as a guide by sailors (to guide the course of a ship) and astronomers , especially the Pole Star
(Polaris).
2-
[MAINLY
LITERARY] any principle that guides or influences somebody's behaviour and actions
3- [FIGURATIVE] a person that serves as a
guide
ETYMOLOGY: 14c, from Anglo-Saxon
: lad + steorra
ORIGIN: middle english, from "LODE" in the obsolete sense (way, course) +
STAR
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Who or what is your lodestar ?
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Par ANNE DENIAU aka ANN RAY
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