Pleiad: Meaning and Definition of

Ple•iad

Pronunciation: (plē'ud, plī'ud), [key]
— n.
  1. any of the Pleiades.
  2. French,a group of seven French poets of the latter half of the 16th century.
  3. (usually l.c.) any group of eminent or brilliant persons or things, esp. when seven in number.
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