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Alcyone: Meaning and Definition of

Al•cy•o•ne

Pronunciation: (al-sī'u-nē"), [key]
— n.
  1. a third-magnitude star in the constellation Taurus: brightest star in the Pleiades.
  2. a daughter of Aeolus who, with her husband, Ceyx, was transformed into a kingfisher.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also:
alcyonarian Alcyoneus
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