Main Entry:

ple·iad

Pronunciation:

\ˈplē-əd, ˈplā-, -ˌad, chiefly British ˈplī-\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

French Pléiade, group of seven 16th century French poets, from Middle French, group of seven tragic poets of ancient Alexandria, from Greek Pleiad-, Pleias, from singular of Pleiades

Date:

circa 1839

: a group of usually seven illustrious or brilliant persons or things