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north star

north star
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nawrth stahr]
    • /nɔrθ stɑr/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nawrth stahr]
    • /nɔrθ stɑr/

Definitions of north star words

  • noun north star Polaris. 1
  • noun north star astronomy: polestar, Polaris 1
  • noun north star Polaris 0
See all 3 definitions of north star

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Origin of north star

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1350-1400

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Parts of speech for North star

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of North star

north star popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 5% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

north star usage trend in Literature

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