Pleiad
any of the Pleiades.
French Plé·iade [pley-yad]. /pleɪˈyad/. a group of seven French poets of the latter half of the 16th century.
(usually lowercase) any group of eminent or brilliant persons or things, especially when seven in number.
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How to use Pleiad in a sentence
But the best writer of tragedy, among those enumerated in “The Pleiad,” was Dionysides.
Pleiad, plī′ad, n. one of the seven daughters of Atlas and Pleione, after death changed into stars:—pl.
Under the command of one of our brave captains, the steamer Pleiad has already ascended as far as the town of Yola.
Five Weeks in a Balloon | Jules VerneTheir laboratories were widely opened to foreigners, and lectures were being given by a Pleiad of celebrated professors.
Life of Elie Metchnikoff, 1845-1916 | Olga MetchnikoffThe words were Charmides' own—of exquisite simplicity—twenty lines on the grief and weariness of a lost Pleiad.
Istar of Babylon | Margaret Horton Potter
British Dictionary definitions for pleiad (1 of 2)
/ (ˈplaɪəd) /
a brilliant or talented group, esp one with seven members
Origin of pleiad
1British Dictionary definitions for Pleiad (2 of 2)
/ (ˈplaɪəd) /
one of the Pleiades (stars or daughters of Atlas)
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