swan song

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noun

the last act or manifestation of someone or something; farewell appearance: This building turned out to be the swan song of Victorian architecture.

Origin of swan song

First recorded in 1825–35; so called from the belief that the dying swan sings

Words nearby swan song

Swansea, swanskin, swan's neck, swan's neck pediment, Swanson, swan song, swan-upping, Swanz, swap, swap horses, swap meet

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Example sentences from the Web for swan song

At an age when most actresses are settling into occasional cameos and swan-song performances, Leachman is only accelerating.
America's Dirtiest Dancer|Sona Charaipotra|March 30, 2009|DAILY BEAST
It is the swan-song perhaps of the illustrious master, and a great song it indeed is.
Verdi: Man and Musician|Frederick James Crowest
It had been her swan-song, she told herself, half-tremulously, half-buoyed by the excitement of it all.
Elsie Marley, Honey|Joslyn Gray
Chopin, who sang the swan-song of idealism in surpassingly sweet tones, was by nature unfitted to wrestle with the problem.
Franz Liszt|James Huneker

The 124 rout gives way to the sea-voyage of Glaucus and Ione, and Nydia's swan-song dies away in the gentle splash of ripples.
Contemporary American Composers|Rupert Hughes
And I suppose, our swan-song will be played on silver flutes!
In Her Own Right|John Reed Scott

British Dictionary definitions for swan song

swan song

noun

the last act, appearance, publication, or utterance of a person before retirement or death

the song that a dying swan is said to sing

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Idioms and Phrases with swan song

swan song

A final accomplishment or performance, one's last work. For example, I'm resigning tomorrow; this project was my swan song. This term alludes to the old belief that swans normally are mute but burst into beautiful song moments before they die. Although the idea is much older, the term was first recorded in English only in 1890.

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释义	swan song SEE SYNONYMS FOR swan song ON THESAURUS.COM noun the last act or manifestation of someone or something; farewell appearance: This building turned out to be the swan song of Victorian architecture. Origin of swan song First recorded in 1825–35; so called from the belief that the dying swan sings Words nearby swan song Swansea, swanskin, swan's neck, swan's neck pediment, Swanson, swan song, swan-upping, Swanz, swap, swap horses, swap meet Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for swan song At an age when most actresses are settling into occasional cameos and swan-song performances, Leachman is only accelerating. America's Dirtiest Dancer\|Sona Charaipotra\|March 30, 2009\|DAILY BEAST It is the swan-song perhaps of the illustrious master, and a great song it indeed is. Verdi: Man and Musician\|Frederick James Crowest It had been her swan-song, she told herself, half-tremulously, half-buoyed by the excitement of it all. Elsie Marley, Honey\|Joslyn Gray Chopin, who sang the swan-song of idealism in surpassingly sweet tones, was by nature unfitted to wrestle with the problem. Franz Liszt\|James Huneker The 124 rout gives way to the sea-voyage of Glaucus and Ione, and Nydia's swan-song dies away in the gentle splash of ripples. Contemporary American Composers\|Rupert Hughes And I suppose, our swan-song will be played on silver flutes! In Her Own Right\|John Reed Scott British Dictionary definitions for swan song swan song noun the last act, appearance, publication, or utterance of a person before retirement or death the song that a dying swan is said to sing Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with swan song swan song A final accomplishment or performance, one's last work. For example, I'm resigning tomorrow; this project was my swan song. This term alludes to the old belief that swans normally are mute but burst into beautiful song moments before they die. Although the idea is much older, the term was first recorded in English only in 1890. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to swan song farewell, windup, adieu, climax, conclusion, culmination, epilogue, goodbye, closer, coda, end piece, envoi, famous last words, finis, last hurrah, last words, peroration
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swan song

noun

Origin of swan song

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British Dictionary definitions for swan song

noun

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