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  1. halcyons: Merriam-Webster
  2. halcyons: Collins English Dictionary
  3. Halcyons, halcyons: Vocabulary.com
  4. Halcyon's, halcyons: Wordnik
  5. halcyons: Wiktionary
  6. halcyons: Dictionary.com
  7. halcyons: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. halcyons: Legal dictionary

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  1. halcyons: Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (halcyon)

noun:  (poetic) A kingfisher whose nesting by the sea was said, in classical mythology, to cause the Gods to restrain the wind and waves.
noun:  The dead body of such a bird, said in Tudor times to act as a weather vane when hung from a beam.
noun:  A tropical kingfisher of the genus Halcyon, such as the sacred kingfisher (Halcyon sancta) of Australia.
adjective:  Pertaining to the halcyon or kingfisher.
adjective:  (figurative) Calm, undisturbed, peaceful, serene.
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