Pleiadesnoun [ plural ]
/ˈplaɪ.ə.diːz//ˈplaɪ.ə.diːz/Pleiades noun [ plural ] (STARS)
a group of stars that is one of the nearest to Earth:
If you look at the Pleiades through a pair of binoculars, you see more than a hundred stars.
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- The constellation of the Pleiades is known as the Seven Sisters.
- The Pleiades can be seen with the naked eye.
- On the evening of 3 April, Venus passes right in front of the Pleiades.
- On the same day each year the star cluster Pleiades first became visible in the dawn sky.
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Pleiades noun [ plural ] (PEOPLE)
in Greek mythology (= ancient stories), seven sisters who were changed into a group of stars by Zeus:
The Pleiades were the seven daughters of Atlas and Pleione.
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- The Pleiades were pursued by the hunter Orion.
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