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Polaris

po·la·ris

UK/poʊˈlɑɹɪs/ US/poʊˈlɛɹɪs/ rare

noun

1.

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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From Latin stēlla polāris (“pole star”).

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