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Word: halcyon (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Adjective:

  • Calm, undisturbed, peaceful, serene.
  • Pertaining to the halcyon or kingfisher

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Noun:

  • In classical legends, a bird said to nest on the sea and to calm the waters to make this possible.
  • poetic a kingfisher
  • zoology A tropical kingfisher of the genus ''Halcyon'', such as the sacred kingfisher ''Halcyon sancta'' of Australia.

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