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1. (n.) Polaris
the polestar or North Star, a star of the second magnitude situated close to the north pole of the heavens, in the constellation Ursa Minor: the outermost star in the handle of the Little Dipper.
Etymology: (1955–60; short for ML stella polāris polar star)
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1. (noun) Polaris, North Star, pole star, polar star, polestar
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
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1. (noun) polaris
the polestar. See North star, under North
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