PLEIAD


Meaning of PLEIAD in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈplē-əd, ˈplā-, -ˌad, chiefly Brit ]

ˈplī- noun

Etymology: French Pléiade, group of seven 16th century French poets, from Middle French, group of seven tragic poets of ancient Alexandria, from Greek Pleiad-, Pleias, from singular of Pleiades

Date: circa 1839

: a group of usually seven illustrious or brilliant persons or things

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