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- DictionaryHal·cy·on/ˈhalsēən/
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"
noun
- 1. a tropical Asian and African kingfisher with brightly colored plumage.
- 2. 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.