pleiad

See also: Pleiad

English

Etymology

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

Noun

pleiad (plural pleiads)

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

Translations

group of people

• Armenian: աստղաբույլ (hy) (astġabuyl)
• Czech: plejáda f
• Dutch: pleiade (nl)
• Greek: πλειάδα (el) f (pleiáda)
• Polish: plejada f
• Russian: плея́да (ru) f (plejáda)
• Spanish: pléyade f

Anagrams

• aliped, elapid, pedial, plaide