Meaning & use
halcyon
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Denoting a period of time in the past that was idyllically happy and peaceful.
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She often spoke of the halcyon days of her childhood summers at the lake.
The company looked back fondly on the halcyon years before the market crashed.
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Almost always paired with 'days' or 'years' to evoke a nostalgic, calm period, often remembered as better than the present.
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