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Al•cy•o•ne
(al sī′ə nē′),USA pronunciation n.
- Astronomya third-magnitude star in the constellation Taurus: brightest star in the Pleiades.
- MythologyAlso, Halcyon, Halcyone. [Class. Myth.]a daughter of Aeolus who, with her husband, Ceyx, was transformed into a kingfisher.
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