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1. (n.pl.) Pleiades
(in Greek myth) seven daughters of Atlas placed among the stars by the gods to save them from the pursuit of Orion.
2. Pleiades
a conspicuous group of stars in the constellation Taurus, commonly spoken of as seven, though only six are visible.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME Pliades < L Plīades < Gk Pleíades (sing. Pleías))
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) Pleiades
(Greek mythology) 7 daughters of Atlas and half-sisters of the Hyades; placed among the stars to save them from the pursuit of Orion
2. (noun) Pleiades
a star cluster in the constellation Taurus
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. pleiades
the seven daughters of Atlas and the nymph Pleione, fabled to have been made by Jupiter a constellation in the sky
2. pleiades
a group of small stars in the neck of the constellation Taurus
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. pleiades
in the Greek mythology seven sisters, daughters of Atlas, transformed into stars, six of them visible and one invisible, and forming the group on the shoulders of Taurus in the zodiac; in the last week of May they rise and set with the sun till August, after which they follow the sun and are seen more or less at night till their conjunction with it again in May.
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