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Noun
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(n)
Alcyone
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Halcyon
((Greek mythology) a woman who was turned into a kingfisher)
domain category
S:
(n)
Greek mythology
(the mythology of the ancient Greeks)
instance
S:
(n)
Halcyon
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genus Halcyon
(a large kingfisher widely distributed in warmer parts of the Old World)
member holonym
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
S:
(n)
halcyon
(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)
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
S:
(n)
mythical being
(an imaginary being of myth or fable)
Adjective
S:
(adj)
halcyon
(idyllically calm and peaceful; suggesting happy tranquillity)
"a halcyon atmosphere"
similar to
antonym
S:
(adj)
golden
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halcyon
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prosperous
(marked by peace and prosperity)
"a golden era"; "the halcyon days of the clipper trade"
similar to
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(adj)
happy
(enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure)
"a happy smile"; "spent many happy days on the beach"; "a happy marriage"
antonym