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Asterope

Asterope Meaning & Definition
Asterope Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Asterope?

[n] one of the stars in the star cluster Pleiades
[n] (Greek mythology) one of the 7 Pleiades

Synonyms | Synonyms for Asterope: Sterope | Sterope

Related Terms | Find terms related to Asterope:

See Also | nymph | Pleiades | Pleiades | star

Asterope In Webster's Dictionary

\As*ter"o*pe\, n. [Gr. ?, lit., lightning.] 1. (Myth.) One of the Pleiades; -- called also {Sterope}. 2. (Astron.) A double star in the Pleiades (21 k and 22 l Pleiadum, of the 5.8 and 6.4 magnitude respectively), appearing as a single star of the 5.3 magnitude to the naked eye.

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