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- US Pronunciation
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- [plee-uh-deez, plahy-]
- /ˈpli əˌdiz, ˈplaɪ-/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [plee-uh-deez, plahy-]
- /ˈpli əˌdiz, ˈplaɪ-/
Definitions of pleiades word
- noun pleiades any of the Pleiades. 1
- noun pleiades French Pléiade [pley-yad] /pleɪˈyad/ (Show IPA). a group of seven French poets of the latter half of the 16th century. 1
- noun pleiades (usually lowercase) any group of eminent or brilliant persons or things, especially when seven in number. 1
- noun plural pleiades the seven daughters of Atlas, placed as stars in the sky either to save them from the pursuit of Orion or, in another account, after they had killed themselves for grief over the death of their half-sisters the Hyades 0
- noun plural pleiades a young conspicuous open star cluster approximately 370 light years away in the constellation Taurus, containing several thousand stars only six or seven of which are visible to the naked eye 0
- noun pleiades thethe seven daughters of Atlas and Pleione, placed by Zeus among the stars 0
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Origin of pleiades
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English Pliades < Latin Plīades < Greek Pleíades (singular Pleías); akin to pleîn to sail
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Parts of speech for Pleiades
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pleiades popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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