The meaning of Halcyon
Halcyon – definition
adjectiveDenoting a period of time in the past that was idyllically happy and peaceful.
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The halcyon days of the mid 1980s, when profits were soaring
nounA 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.
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The halcyon, a mythical bird, is said to have laid its eggs in the nautilus' shell.nounA tropical asian and african kingfisher with brightly coloured plumage.
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The halcyon is a type of kingfisher that lays its eggs on the beach in winter.
nounA very happy or successful period in the past
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She recalled the halcyon days of her youth.
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Word origin
late Middle English (in the mythological sense): via Latin from Greek alkuōn ‘kingfisher’ (also halkuōn, by association with hals ‘sea’ and kuōn ‘conceiving’).
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