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English Thesaurus

1. something that serves as a model or guide (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	example, model,
definition	:	a representative form or pattern (noun.cognition)

2. guiding star; a star that is used as a reference point in navigation or astronomy (noun.object)

hypernym	:	star,
definition	:	(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior (noun.object)

instance hyponym	:	north star, polar star, polaris, pole star, polestar,
definition	:	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 (noun.object)