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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
lodestone
 
SYLLABICATION:lode·stone
PRONUNCIATION:  ldstn
VARIANT FORMS: also load·stone
NOUN:1. A piece of magnetite that has magnetic properties and attracts iron or steel. 2. One that attracts strongly.
ETYMOLOGY:Middle English lode, way; see lode + stone (from its use by sailors to show the way).
 
 
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