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a suffix occurring in loanwords from Greek, the plural of -ad¹: Hyades; Pleiades.

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Origin of -ades

<Greek -ades.See -ad¹

Words nearby -ades

adequate, adequately, adequate stimulus, adermia, adermogenesis, -ades, adessive, “Adeste Fideles”, ad eundem gradum, à deux, ad extremum

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How to use -ades in a sentence

Some one in bed would reply, "Go to H—ades, you old granny!"
History of Company F, 1st Regiment, R.I. Volunteers, during the Spring and Summer of 1861|Charles H. Clarke
The loving mother's happiness would now have been complete had not Ades asserted his rights.
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome|E.M. Berens
In the dominions of Ades there were four great rivers, three of which had to be crossed by all the shades.
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome|E.M. Berens
Then assuming once more the helmet of Ades, he mounted into the air, and awaited the approach of the monster.
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome|E.M. Berens

The Ore´ades were mountain nymphs, and others presided over groves and even single trees.
The Student's Mythology|Catherine Ann White