SINCE 1828
Pleiades
plural noun
Ple·ia·des
| \ ˈplē-ə-ˌdēz
, ˈplā-, chiefly British ˈplī-
\
, ˈplā-, chiefly British ˈplī-
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Definition of Pleiades
1
: the seven daughters of Atlas turned into a group of stars in Greek mythology
2
: a conspicuous cluster of stars in the constellation Taurus that includes six stars in the form of a very small dipper
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