English Explanatory Dictionary

swan song

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A final performance or accomplishment, especially one before retirement.

Pronunciation

en-au-swan song.ogg

Word forms

swan song swan songs swansong swan-song

Etymology

Calque of German Schwanenlied(from Schwan + Lied) or Schwanengesang; from the belief that the mute swan sings before dying.

Synonyms

farewell performance last hurrah final act
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