First Known Use: circa 1839
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pleiad
noun ple·iad \ˈplē-əd, ˈplā-, -ˌad, chiefly British ˈplī-\
Definition of PLEIAD
: a group of usually seven illustrious or brilliant persons or things
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Origin of PLEIAD
French Pléiade, group of seven 16th century French poets, from Middle French, group of seven tragic poets of ancient Alexandria, from Greek Pleiad-, Pleias, from singular of Pleiades
Rhymes with PLEIAD
Akkad, aoudad, Baghdad, Belgrade, Carlsbad, caudad, comrade, Conrad, crash pad, crawdad, doodad, dorsad, dryad, dyad, egad, farad, Flagstad, footpad, gonad, granddad, heptad, horn-mad, ironclad, keypad, launchpad, maenad, monad, mouse pad, Murad, naiad, nicad, nomad, NORAD, notepad, pentad, postgrad, scratch pad, Sinbad, tetrad, touch pad, triclad
Pleiad
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