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English 2 senses of the word Pleiades:
NOUNperson Pleiades(Greek mythology) 7 daughters of Atlas and half-sisters of the Hyades
objectPleiadesa star cluster in the constellation Taurus
Pleiades pronunciation
Soundspliy'ahdiy.z
RhymesAchilles ... Yerkes: 115 rhymes with iyz...
EnglishPleiades: 2 senses noun 1, person
Meaning(Greek mythology) 7 daughters of Atlas and half-sisters of the Hyades; placed among the stars to save them from the pursuit of Orion.
CategoryGreek mythologyThe mythology of the ancient Greeks
MembersSterope, Asterope(Greek mythology) one of the 7 Pleiades
Broadernymph(classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden
SpanishPléyades
Catalanplèiades, Plèiades
EnglishPleiades: 2 senses noun 2, object
MeaningA star cluster in the constellation Taurus.
Instance ofbunch, clump, cluster, clusteringA grouping of a number of similar things
Member ofTaurusA zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere near Orion
MembersSterope, AsteropeOne of the stars in the star cluster Pleiades
SpanishPléyades
CatalanPlèiades

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