See also: pléiades, Plêiades, and Pléiades

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From Latin Pleiades, from Ancient Greek Πλειάδες (Pleiádes). In the astronomical sense, displaced Old English seofonstierre (literally the seven stars).

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈplaɪ.əˌdiːz/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈpliː.əˌdiz/, /ˈpleɪ.əˌdiz/, /ˈplaɪ.əˌdiz/

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Pleiades pl

 
Pleiades star cluster
  1. (Greek mythology) The "seven sisters", companions of Artemis and daughters of the Titan Atlas and the sea-nymph Pleione.
  2. (astronomy) An open cluster of hot blue stars in the constellation Taurus, and the most easily visible such cluster from Earth.

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Plēiadēs

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of Plēias