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Taygete

Taygete proper noun: one of the Pleiades (daughters of Atlas and Pleione).

Proper noun

Taygete

  1. (Greek) One of the Pleiades (daughters of Atlas and Pleione).
  2. One of the moons of Jupiter.

Origin of Taygete

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ταϋγέτη (Taügétē).

Questions about Taygete

What does Taygete mean?
Taygete means one of the Pleiades (daughters of Atlas and Pleione).
What part of speech is Taygete?
Taygete is a proper noun.

Words near Taygete in the dictionary

  1. Tayene
  2. Tayes
  3. tayga
  4. Taygeta
  5. Taygetan
  6. Taygete
  7. Taygetos
  8. Taygetus
  9. Tayk
  10. tayl
  11. Tayla

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