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Definition: Asterope

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. (Greek mythology) one of the 7 Pleiades.[Wordnet]
2. One of the stars in the star cluster Pleiades.[Wordnet].

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"Asterope" is a common misspelling or typo for: Sterile, Stripe, Astride, Antelope, Antelopes, Strophe, Strop, Esterase, Serape, Interlope.

Date "Asterope" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1943. (references)

Etymology:Asterope \As*ter"o*pe\, noun. [from Greek expression, literally, lightning.]. (references)

Common Expressions: Asterope

Expressions Definition
233 Asterope 233 Asterope is a quite large Main belt asteroid. It is a rare T-type asteroid and has relatively dark surface. (references)
Asterope (star) The name Asterope or Sterope is shared by two stars, 21 Tauri and 22 Tauri, in the constellation Taurus. They are separated by 0.04° on the sky and are both members of the Pleiades open cluster and approximately 440 light years from Earth. (references)

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Extended Definition: Asterope

Asterope

Asterope can refer to:

  • Another name for Sterope (Pleiad), one of the Pleiades.
    • Asterope (star) is one of the stars in the Pleiades star cluster.
  • Another name for Hesperia, the wife or desired lover of Aesacus and daughter of Cebren.
  • Asterope (butterfly), a butterfly genus.
  • 233 Asterope is the name of a large asteroid in the asteroid belt.


Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Asterope". Image Credit.
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Topics by Level of Interest: Asterope

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
233 Asterope 10     233 Asterope 10
Asterope 7     Asterope 7
Asterope (star) 5     Asterope (star) 5
Ypthima asterope 4     Ypthima asterope 4

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).

"Asterope" is a common misspelling or typo for: Sterile, Stripe, Astride, Antelope, Antelopes, Strophe, Strop, Esterase, Serape, Interlope.

Synonyms: Asterope
Position Synonyms (sorted by strength)

Noun

 Sterope.
Consider also: nymph, star.
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