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pole-star

pole-star
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pohl stahr]
    • /poʊl stɑr/
    • /pəʊl stɑː(r)/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pohl stahr]
    • /poʊl stɑr/

Definitions of pole-star word

  • abbreviation POLE-STAR Polaris. 1
  • noun pole-star something that serves as a guiding principle. 1
  • noun pole-star something that is the center of attention or attraction. 1

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Origin of pole-star

First appearance:

before 1545
One of the 30% oldest English words
First recorded in 1545-55; pole2 + star

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Pole-star

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

pole-star popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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