pleiad

Variant of Pléiade

Pléiade definition

Pléiade (plā yȧd′)

noun

  1. a group of seven French poets of the 16th cent. who favored the use of classical forms
  2. a small group, usually seven, of brilliant persons
    also pleiad ple′·iad or Pleiad

Etymology: Fr: see the Pleiades

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