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STEROPE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
One of the stars in the star cluster Pleiades
Synonyms:
Asterope; Sterope
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Instance hypernyms:
star ((astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior)
Holonyms ("Sterope" is a member of...):
Pleiades (a star cluster in the constellation Taurus)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(Greek mythology) one of the 7 Pleiades
Synonyms:
Asterope; Sterope
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Sterope" is a kind of...):
nymph ((classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden)
Domain category:
Greek mythology (the mythology of the ancient Greeks)
Holonyms ("Sterope" is a member of...):
Pleiades ((Greek mythology) 7 daughters of Atlas and half-sisters of the Hyades; placed among the stars to save them from the pursuit of Orion)