pleiad

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noun

A group of illustrious or talented people, especially one with seven members.

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Meanings

pleiad1

nounpleiad (plural pleiads)

plural pleiads

  1. A group of illustrious or talented people, especially one with seven members.

Pleiad2

proper noun
  1. historicalA group of 16th-century French poets who sought to enrich the French language.
nounPleiad (plural Pleiads)

plural Pleiads

  1. Greekhuman sciencesAny one of the Pleiades.
  2. demonymastronomyA member of the Pleiades cluster.

Origin

Probably from the English Pleiades, divine sisters in Greek mythology who were believed to have been placed in the heavens as a well known group of seven stars.

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Translations

Czech plejáda
  • plejádagroup of people
Dutch pleiade
  • pleiadegroup of people
Greek πλειάδα
  • πλειάδα (pleiáda)group of people
Italian pleiade
  • pleiadegroup of people
Polish plejada
  • plejadagroup of people
Russian плея́да
  • плея́да (plejáda)group of people
Spanish pléyade
  • pléyadegroup of people

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

pleiad. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pleiad

MLA

“pleiad.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pleiad. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pleiad,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pleiad.

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