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May 27, 2012
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Ple•ia•des



Pronunciation: (plē'u-dēz", plī'-), [key]
—n.pl.
1. Class. Myth.seven daughters of Atlas and half sisters of the Hyades, placed among the stars to save them from the pursuit of Orion. One of them (the Lost Pleiad ) hides, either from grief or shame.
2. Astron.a conspicuous group or cluster of stars in the constellation Taurus, commonly spoken of as seven, though only six are visible.

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Pleiadplein air
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