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   halcyon

   /ˈhalsɪən/

   adjective

   • 1. denoting a period of time in the past that was idyllically happy and peaceful: "the halcyon days of the mid 1980s, when profits were soaring" Similar serenecalmpleasantbalmytranquilpeacefultemperatemildquietgentleplacidstillwindlessstormlesshappycarefreeblissfulgoldenjoyfuljoyouscontentedidyllicpalmyflourishingthrivingprosperoussuccessfulOpposite stormytroubled

   noun

   • 1. 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.
   • 2. a tropical Asian and African kingfisher with brightly coloured plumage.

   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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