- HALCYON Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of HALCYON is characterized by happiness, great success, and prosperity : golden —often used to describe an idyllic time in the past that is remembered as better than today
- HALCYON Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
HALCYON definition: calm; peaceful; tranquil See examples of halcyon used in a sentence
- Halcyon - Wikipedia
Halcyon is a name originally derived from Alcyone of Greek mythology Halcyon or Halcyone may refer to:
- The Story Of Halcyon In Greek Mythology And The Halcyon Days
Greek mythology connects the halcyon, a bird like the kingfisher, to ideas of peace, new beginnings, and the fragile line between human dreams and the gods’ plans The phrase “Halcyon Days” comes from this myth People still use it today when talking about peaceful times
- HALCYON definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
tranquil, happy, idyllic, etc [esp in phr halcyon days, usually with nostalgic reference to earlier times]
- halcyon, n. adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary
Any kingfisher of (or formerly of) the genus Halcyon or subfamily Halcyoninae, native to parts of Asia, Australasia, and Africa; also (in form Halcyon) the genus itself
- halcyon - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
A tropical kingfisher of the genus Halcyon, such as the sacred kingfisher (Halcyon sancta) of Australia
- Halcyon - definition of halcyon by The Free Dictionary
1 A fabled bird, identified with the kingfisher, that was supposed to have had the power to calm the wind and the waves while it nested on the sea during the winter solstice 2 A kingfisher, especially one of the genus Halcyon
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