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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [al-sahy-uh-nee]
- /ælˈsaɪ əˌni/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [al-sahy-uh-nee]
- /ælˈsaɪ əˌni/
Definitions of alcyone word
- noun alcyone the daughter of Aeolus and wife of Ceyx, who drowned herself in grief for her husband's death. She was transformed into a kingfisher 3
- noun alcyone the brightest star system in the Pleiades, located in the constellation Taurus 3
- noun alcyone the brightest star in the Pleiades in the constellation Taurus: magnitude, 2.96 3
- noun alcyone a third-magnitude star in the constellation Taurus: brightest star in the Pleiades. 1
- noun alcyone Also, Halcyon, Halcyone. Classical Mythology. a daughter of Aeolus who, with her husband, Ceyx, was transformed into a kingfisher. 1
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Parts of speech for Alcyone
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alcyone popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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