brightest of the Pleiades (Eta Tauri), in Greek myth a daughter of Aeolus; Latinized form of Greek Aklyone, from alkyon "kingfisher," a word of unknown origin.
alcohol
alcoholic
alcoholism
Alcoran
alcove
Alcyone
Aldebaran
aldehyde
alder
alderman
Aldine
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