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ASTEROPE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Asterope mean? 

ASTEROPE (noun)
  The noun ASTEROPE has 2 senses:

1. (Greek mythology) one of the 7 Pleiadesplay

2. one of the stars in the star cluster Pleiadesplay

  Familiarity information: ASTEROPE used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ASTEROPE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

(Greek mythology) one of the 7 Pleiades

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Asterope; Sterope

Hypernyms ("Asterope" 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 ("Asterope" 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)


Sense 2

Meaning:

One of the stars in the star cluster Pleiades

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Synonyms:

Asterope; Sterope

Instance hypernyms:

star ((astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior)

Holonyms ("Asterope" is a member of...):

Pleiades (a star cluster in the constellation Taurus)


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