Ple·iad (pl   d, - d , pl -)n. pl. Ple·ia·des (pl -dz, pl-) 1. One of the Pleiades. 2. often pleiad A group of seven illustrious persons. [Back-formation from Pleiades.] |
pleiad [ˈplaɪəd]
n
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) a brilliant or talented group, esp one with seven members
[originally French Pléiade, name given by Pierre de Ronsard (1524-85) to himself and six other poets after a group of Alexandrian Greek poets who were called this after the Pleiades1]
Pleiad [ˈplaɪəd]
n
(Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) one of the Pleiades (stars or daughters of Atlas)
Pleiad a close group or cluster of stars in the constellation Taurus, 1388; hence. a group of brilliant persons or outstanding things.
Examples: pleiad of French poets, 1838; of stars, 1388; of writers, 1882.
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