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Meanings of halcyon in English

Portuguese
alcíone

(Greek mythology) a woman who was turned into a kingfisher.

        alcíone
        Portuguese
        halcyon

        A large kingfisher widely distributed in warmer parts of the Old World.

              halcyon
              Russian
              rdi halcyon laserdisc system
              Spanish
              halcyon
              Catalan
              halcyon

              Home video game console.

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                      rdi halcyon laserdisc system

                      Marked by peace and prosperity.

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                            Usage of halcyon in English
                            1
                            The next four years were the halcyon days of English table tennis.
                            The Guardian
                            2
                            Remember those halcyon days when Brexit was the subject of every headline?
                            The Irish Times
                            3
                            Oh college-thosehalcyon days of young love, bong hits, and communicable diseases.
                            Wired
                            4
                            My halcyon memories of holidays in Ireland are marred by occasional smudges.
                            The Guardian
                            5
                            Even a tramp, in those halcyon days, could get most frequently drunk.
                            John Barleycorn
                            6
                            But this was before the halcyon day of Mr. Broune's second offer.
                            The Way We Live Now
                            7
                            The clear sky held for three days longer, calm, bright, halcyon weather.
                            The Ruling Passion: Tales of Nature and Human Nature
                            8
                            The days went by, days that were halcyon under love's own sunshine.
                            Cruel Barbara Allen / From Coals Of Fire And Other Stories, Volu...
                            9
                            In fact, it's been online since the halcyon days of June.
                            The Guardian
                            10
                            It was a halcyon time for me -and perhaps for the city.
                            The Guardian
                            11
                            But even for the canal population of Holland the halcyon days are past.
                            Dutch Life in Town and Country
                            12
                            I have learned to prize such, as the halcyon prelude to the storm.
                            Memoirs of Margaret Fuller Ossoli, Volume II
                            13
                            Since those halcyon days, Bill Oddie has turned to the art of… Audio
                            Radio NZ
                            14
                            The halcyon weather held for two weeks, the delicate weather of Indian summer.
                            Lady Good-for-Nothing: A Man's Portrait of a Woman
                            15
                            That is what a man wants in a wife, the halcyon.
                            Of Human Bondage
                            16
                            The halcyon was brooding, not much smaller herself than the nest.
                            The Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 02
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                            Translations for halcyon
                            Portuguese
                            alcíonehalcyon
                            Spanish
                            halcyon
                            Catalan
                            halcyon
                            Halcyon through the time
                            Halcyon across language varieties
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