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Word: halcyon
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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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