pleiades

/P L IY1 AH0 D IY0 Z/
noun
  1. 1

    (astronomy) An open cluster of hot blue stars in the constellation Taurus, and the most easily visible such cluster from Earth.

  2. 2

    (Greek mythology) The "seven sisters", companions of Artemis and daughters of the Titan Atlas and the sea-nymph Pleione.

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