Pleiades

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈplaɪədiːz/
• (America) IPA: /ˈpliːədiːz/, /ˈpleɪədiːz/, /ˈplaɪədiːz/

Proper noun

1. (Greek god) The "seven sisters", companions of Artemis and daughters of the Titan Atlas and the sea-nymph Pleione.
2. (astronomy) An open cluster of hot blue stars in the constellation Taurus, and the most easily visible such cluster from Earth.

Synonyms

• Seven Sisters

Related terms

• Pleiad, Pleiadian

Translations

• French: Pléiades
• German: Plejaden
• Italian: Pleiadi
• Portuguese: Plêiades
• Russian: Плеяды
• Spanish: Pléyades

Translations

• French: Pléiades
• German: Plejaden, Siebengestirn
• Italian: Pleiadi
• Portuguese: Plêiades
• Russian: Плея́ды
• Spanish: Pléyades

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