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Noun
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Alcyone
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Halcyon
((Greek mythology) a woman who was turned into a kingfisher)
domain category
instance
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(n)
mythical being
(an imaginary being of myth or fable)
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(n)
Halcyon
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genus Halcyon
(a large kingfisher widely distributed in warmer parts of the Old World)
member holonym
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(n)
Alcedinidae
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family Alcedinidae
(kingfishers)
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(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)
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Adjective
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halcyon
(idyllically calm and peaceful; suggesting happy tranquillity)
"a halcyon atmosphere"
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(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"