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Pleiades

Ple·ia·des [ pl ə dz ]


plural noun 
Definition:
 
1. 7 daughters of Atlas: in Greek mythology, the seven daughters of Atlas and Pleione who were pursued by Orion and were turned into a constellation to escape him

2. cluster of stars: a cluster of more than 300 stars in the constellation Taurus, several of which are blue-white giants visible to the naked eye

[14th century. Via Latin< Greek]
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