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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Hy•a•des (hī′ə dēz′),USA pronunciation n. (used with a pl. v.) - Astronomya group of stars comprising a moving cluster in the constellation Taurus, supposed by the ancients to indicate the approach of rain when they rose with the sun.
- Mythology[Class. Myth.]a group of nymphs and sisters of the Pleiades who nurtured the infant Dionysus and were placed among the stars as a reward.
Also, Hy•ads (hī′adz).USA pronunciation - Greek, equivalent. to hý(ein) to rain + -ades, plural of -as -ad
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- Middle English Hiades 1350–1400
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Hyades /ˈhaɪəˌdiːz/, Hyads /ˈhaɪædz/ pl n - an open cluster of stars in the constellation Taurus
Etymology: 16th Century: via Latin from Greek huades, perhaps from huein to rain Hyades /ˈhaɪəˌdiːz/ pl n - seven nymphs, daughters of Atlas, whom Zeus placed among the stars after death
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