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halcyon

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Definitions
adjective

marked by peace and prosperity

“the halcyon days of the clipper trade”

noun

a large kingfisher widely distributed in warmer parts of the Old World

noun

a woman who was turned into a kingfisher

noun

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

adjective

idyllically calm and peaceful; suggesting happy tranquillity

“a halcyon atmosphere”

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