halcyon
— Adjective
– English
~ idyllically calm and peaceful; suggesting happy tranquillity; "a halcyon atmosphere"
halcyon
— Adjective
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~ marked by peace and prosperity; "a golden era"; "the halcyon days of the clipper trade"
halcyon
— Noun
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~ (Greek mythology) a woman who was turned into a kingfisher
Halcyon
— Noun
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~ a large kingfisher widely distributed in warmer parts of the Old World
halcyon
— Noun
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~ a mythical bird said to breed at the time of the winter solstice in a nest floating on the sea and to have the power of calming the winds and waves
haldane
— Noun
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~ Scottish geneticist (son of John Haldane) who contributed to the development of population genetics; a popularizer of science and a Marxist (1892-1964)
Haldane
— Noun
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~ Scottish statesman and brother of Elizabeth and John Haldane (1856-1928)
Haldane
— Noun
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~ Scottish physiologist and brother of Richard Haldane and Elizabeth Haldane; noted for research into industrial diseases (1860-1936)
Haldane
— Noun
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~ Scottish writer and sister of Richard Haldane and John Haldane (1862-1937)