HALCYON


Meaning of HALCYON in English

/ ˈhælsiən; NAmE / adjective

[ usually before noun ] ( literary ) peaceful and happy :

the halcyon days of her youth

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English (in the mythological sense): via Latin from Greek alkuōn kingfisher (also halkuōn , by association with hals sea and kuōn conceiving).

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.