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halcyons

noun
SayHAL-see-uhnz/ˈhælsi.ənz/

1 meaning of halcyons

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  1. 1
    noun
    Plural of halcyon. Use it when you mean more than one.

    The mosaic shows two halcyons above a sea so smooth it looks like glass.

    In the old story, the gods calmed the sea for the nesting halcyons.

halcyons is a form of halcyon

halcyon, noun: A kingfisher that, in old Greek and Roman stories, made the gods calm the wind and waves while it nested. Full entry

Forms
halcyonhalcyons plural
Spelling
halcyon → halcyons: add -s
Sound
The ending sounds like /z/.

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