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halcyon (adj.)
1.marked by peace and prosperity"a golden era" "the halcyon days of the clipper trade"
2.idyllically calm and peaceful; suggesting happy tranquillity"a halcyon atmosphere"
halcyon (n.)
1.a mythical bird said to breed at the time of the winter solstice in a nest floating on the sea and to have the power of calming the winds and waves
Halcyon (n.)
1.a large kingfisher widely distributed in warmer parts of the Old World
2.(Greek mythology) a woman who was turned into a kingfisher
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Merriam Webster
HalcyonHal"cy*on (hăl"sĭ*ŏn), n. [L. halcyon, alcyon, Gr. "alkyw`n, 'alkyw`n: cf. F. halcyon.] (Zoöl.) A kingfisher. By modern ornithologists restricted to a genus including a limited number of species having omnivorous habits, as the sacred kingfisher (Halcyon sancta) of Australia.
Amidst our arms as quiet you shall be
As halcyons brooding on a winter sea. Dryden.
HalcyonHal"cy*on, a.
1. Pertaining to, or resembling, the halcyon, which was anciently said to lay her eggs in nests on or near the sea during the calm weather about the winter solstice.
2. Hence: Calm; quiet; peaceful; undisturbed; happy. “Deep, halcyon repose.” De Quincy.
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Halcyon (n.)
bird genus[Hyper.]
Alcedinidae, family Alcedinidae[membre]
Halcyon (n.)
Halcyon (n.)
mythical being[Hyper.]
halcyon (adj.)
happy[Similaire]
halcyon (adj.)
peaceable, peaceful[Similaire]
halcyon (n.)
mythical being[Hyper.]
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