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Jul. 16, 2014
Word of the Day

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\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.
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