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halcyon: peaceful and happy

halcyon vocabulary card: The Sleeping Harbor

“These halcyon days ask nothing of me but another hour in the sun.”

Calm and happy, often describing an idealized past.

From Greek alkuōn, "kingfisher", said to calm the sea while nesting.

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