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Word: Halcyon
Speech Type: Adjective
late Middle English (in the mythological sense): via Latin from Greek alkuōn ‘kingfisher’ (also halkuōn, by association with hals ‘sea’ and kuōn ‘conceiving’)
ˈhalsɪən
denoting a period of time in the past that was idyllically happy and peaceful
Short Definition:denoting period of time in past that was idyllically happy
Examples:- the halcyon days of the mid 1980s, when profits were soaring
Word: Halcyon
Speech Type: Noun
ˈhalsɪən
a mythical bird said by ancient writers to breed in a nest floating at sea at the winter solstice, charming the wind and waves into calm.
Short Definition:mythical bird said by ancient writers to breed in nest floating at sea at winter solstice
a tropical Asian and African kingfisher with brightly coloured plumage.
Short Definition:tropical Asian and African kingfisher with brightly coloured plumage
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