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Sterope

 
Dictionary: Ster·o·pe   (stĕr'ə-pē') pronunciation
also As·ter·o·pe (ă-stĕr'-)
n.
  1. Greek Mythology. One of the seven Pleiades.
  2. One of the stars in the constellation Pleiades.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: (Greek mythology) one of the 7 Pleiades
  Synonym: Asterope

Meaning #2: one of the stars in the star cluster Pleiades
  Synonym: Asterope


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Sterope (Greek: Στερόπη , στεροπή steropê lightning) was the name of several individuals in Greek mythology:

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