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pleiad /ˈplaɪəd/ n

a brilliant or talented group, esp one with seven members

Etymology: 16th Century: originally French Pléiade, name given by Pierre de Ronsard to himself and six other poets after a group of Alexandrian Greek poets who were called this after the Pleiades¹

Ple•iad n.

Mythologyany of the Pleiades.

French, Plé•iade a group of seven French poets of the latter half of the 16th century.

(usually l.c.) any group of eminent or brilliant persons or things, esp. when seven in number.

'pleiad' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

Celaeno - Lost Pleiad - Pleiades

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