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Guidepost   /gˈaɪdpˌoʊst/   Listen
Guidepost

noun
1.
A rule or principle that provides guidance to appropriate behavior.  Synonyms: guideline, rule of thumb.
2.
A post bearing a sign that gives directions or shows the way.  Synonym: signpost.





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"Guidepost" Quotes from Famous Books



... said Burke, "are the guideposts and landmarks of the State." General Grant was the guidepost of a victorious war, and a landmark of a magnanimous peace. A pillar of strength has fallen; and yet a broken shaft is not the fit emblem of his life. It is a finished and splendid column, crowned with its ...
— The Bay State Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3 • Various


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