Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Greek Mythology One of the seven Pleiades.
- noun One of the six stars in the Pleiades cluster, faintly visible to the unaided eye.
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- noun (Greek mythology) one of the 7 Pleiades
- noun one of the stars in the star cluster Pleiades
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Examples
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To Merope or Sterope -- the first or else the second,
The Book of Humorous Verse Various 1902
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She was Merope or Sterope -- the former or the latter;
The Book of Humorous Verse Various 1902
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She was Merope or Sterope -- the one or else the other;
The Book of Humorous Verse Various 1902
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The figure of Athena should be compared with that of Sterope in the eastern pediment.
A History of Greek Art Frank Bigelow Tarbell 1886
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On one side of him stand Pelops and his destined bride, on the other Oenomaus and his wife, Sterope (Fig. 108).
A History of Greek Art Frank Bigelow Tarbell 1886
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The drapery of Sterope (Fig. 108) should be especially noted, as it is
A History of Greek Art Frank Bigelow Tarbell 1886
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And in the middle of the gable is a statue of Zeus; and on the right hand of Zeus is OEnomaus with a helmet on his head; and beside him his wife Sterope, one of the daughters of Atlas.
Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 8 Italy and Greece, Part Two 1885
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So in Sterope regional chat the discussions were rather heated, and when I visited another region the same discussion was raging there.
Tobold's MMORPG Blog 2010
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In Sterope the first guy to build an obelisk stupidly chose to build it height 20, instead of height 8, which negatively effect everybody else, as even if they queue up orderly they'll have to use more materials this way.
Tobold's MMORPG Blog 2010
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He nodded in rhythm, and saw with elation that Sterope moved in time.
Posthuman Blues 2009
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