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Pleiades

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: Pleiades

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n
(Greek mythology) 7 daughters of Atlas and half-sisters of the Hyades; placed among the stars to save them from the pursuit of Orion
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n
a star cluster in the constellation Taurus
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: Pleiades
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n (Greek mythology) 7 daughters of Atlas and half-sisters of the Hyades; placed among the stars to save them from the pursuit of Orion

Type of:
nymph
(classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden
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n a star cluster in the constellation Taurus

Example of:
bunch, clump, cluster, clustering
a grouping of a number of similar things
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