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pleiades

/ˈpliː.əˌdiz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.40 in modern English

Syllables
pleiades
IPA
/ˈpliː.əˌdiz/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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

name

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

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Etymology

From Latin Pleiades, from Ancient Greek Πλειάδες (Pleiádes). In the astronomical sense, displaced Old English seofonstierre (literally “the seven stars”).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈpliː.əˌdiz/
  • British English: /ˈplaɪ.əˌdiːz/

Inflected Forms

the Pleiades (canonical, plural)

Derived Forms

Pleiadean

Frequently Paired Words

Pleiad Pleiadian Hyades

Synonyms

Seven Sisters

Questions

How do you pronounce pleiades?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpliː.əˌdiz/.
What does pleiades mean?
The "seven sisters", companions of Artemis and daughters of the Titan Atlas and the sea-nymph Pleione.
Where does pleiades come from?
From Latin Pleiades, from Ancient Greek Πλειάδες (Pleiádes). In the astronomical sense, displaced Old English seofonstierre (literally “the seven stars”).

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