la pléyade
pléyade
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la pléyade(
pleh
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yah
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deh
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (literary) (general)
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., sex, once upon a time).
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., sex, once upon a time).
Entre la pléyade de dramaturgos que produjo el Siglo de Oro de España, ninguno fue más prolífico que Lope de Vega.Among the pleiad of playwrights that the Spanish Golden Age produced, none was more prolific than Lope de Vega.
Esta pléyade de novelistas y poetas parisinos se reunía todos los viernes por la noche en el salón literario de Madame Tourner.This pleiad of Parisian novelists and poets would gather every Friday evening at Madame Tourner's literary salon.
b. distinguished group
Una pléyade de filósofos y académicos participó en este simposio sobre el futuro de la humanidad.A distinguished group of philosophers and academics took part in this symposium on the future of humanity.
las Pléyades
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
2. (astronomy)
a. Pleiades
Las estrellas más brillantes de las Pléyades llevan el nombre de las famosas siete hermanas de la mitología griega y sus padres.The brightest stars of the Pleiades are named after the famous seven sisters of Greek mythology and their parents.
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