Pleiad

[ plee-uhd, plahy-uhd ]

noun
  1. any of the Pleiades.

  2. French Plé·iade [pley-yad]. /pleɪˈyad/. a group of seven French poets of the latter half of the 16th century.

  1. (usually lowercase) any group of eminent or brilliant persons or things, especially when seven in number.

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British Dictionary definitions for pleiad (1 of 2)

pleiad

/ (ˈplaɪəd) /


noun
  1. a brilliant or talented group, esp one with seven members

Origin of pleiad

1
C16: originally French Pléiade, name given by Pierre de Ronsard to himself and six other poets after a group of Alexandrian Greek poets who were called this after the Pleiades 1

British Dictionary definitions for Pleiad (2 of 2)

Pleiad

/ (ˈplaɪəd) /


noun
  1. one of the Pleiades (stars or daughters of Atlas)

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