"Pleiad" meaning in English

See Pleiad in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Pleiad
  1. (historical) A group of 16th-century French poets who sought to enrich the French language. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-Pleiad-en-name-~CmNld92 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 17 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 15 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 24 30

Noun

Forms: Pleiads [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Pleiad (plural Pleiads)
  1. (Greek mythology) Any one of the Pleiades. Tags: Greek
    Sense id: en-Pleiad-en-noun-PYcA6NBk Categories (other): Greek mythology Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
  2. (astronomy, demonym) A member of the Pleiades cluster. Tags: demonym
    Sense id: en-Pleiad-en-noun-x14T4Vn4 Categories (other): Astronomy, Demonyms, Demonyms Disambiguation of Demonyms: 35 6 59 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

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