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Date: 2014-07-16 2:05 GMT-05:00
Subject: Polaris: Dictionary.com Word of the Day
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Jul. 16, 2014

Polaris \poh-LAIR-is, -LAR-, puh-\ noun 1. Astronomy. 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. 2. a two-stage U.S. ballistic missile, usually fired from a submerged submarine. Quotes How do you find it? There are so many satellites nowadays th... See full quote -- Catherine Anderson, Star Bright, 2009 Origin Polaris is a shortening of the Medieval Latin stella pol&... See full origin

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