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lodestar

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈləʊdˌstɑː/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(lōd′stär′)

lode•star (lōd′stär′),USA pronunciation n.

Astronomya star that shows the way.
AstronomyPolaris.
something that serves as a guide or on which the attention is fixed.

Also, loadstar.

Middle English loode sterre. See lode, star 1325–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

lodestar, loadstar /ˈləʊdˌstɑː/ n

a star, esp the North Star, used in navigation or astronomy as a point of reference
something that serves as a guide or model

Etymology: 14th Century: literally: guiding star. See lode

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