Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - halcyon
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Halcyon
halcyon
I. noun Etymology: Middle English alceon, from Latin ~, from Greek alkyon, halkyon Date: 14th century 1. a bird identified with the kingfisher and held in ancient legend to nest at sea about the time of the winter solstice and to calm the waves during incubation 2. kingfisher II. adjective Date: 1601 1. of or relating to the ~ or its nesting period 2. a. calm, peaceful b. happy, golden c. prosperous, affluent
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adj. & n. --adj. 1 calm, peaceful (halcyon days). 2 (of a period) happy, prosperous. --n. 1 any kingfisher of the genus Halcyon, native to Europe, Africa, and Australasia, with brightly-coloured plumage. 2 Mythol. a bird thought in antiquity to breed in a nest floating at sea at the winter solstice, charming the wind and waves into calm. Etymology: ME f. L (h)alcyon f. Gk (h)alkuon kingfisher ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
3.
1. зоол. зимородок (Alcedinidae fam.) 2. книж. спокойный, тихий halcyon days —- безмятежные дни; передышка, затишье halcyon years of youth —- безмятежная юность; золотые юношеские годы ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
4.
days мирные, счастливые дни HALCYON 1. noun zool. зимородок 2. adj. тихий, безмятежный - halcyon days ...Англо-русский словарь
5.
A halcyon time is a time in the past that was peaceful or happy. (LITERARY) It was all a far cry from those halcyon days in 1990, when he won three tournaments on the European tour. ADJ: ADJ n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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- 1545, in halcyon dayes (L. alcyonei dies, Gk. alkyonides hemerai), 14 days of calm weather at the winter solstice, when a mythical bird (identified with the kingfisher) was said to breed in a nest floating on calm seas. From L. halcyon, from Gk. halkyon, variant of alkyon "kingfisher," from hals "sea, salt" + kyon "conceiving," prp. of kyein "conceive." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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