WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
ˈswan ˌsong, n. [countable]
  1. a final act or farewell appearance:The outgoing president gave his swan song.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
swan′ song′, 
  1. the last act or manifestation of someone or something;
    farewell appearance:This building turned out to be the swan song of Victorian architecture.
  • so called from the belief that the dying swan sings 1825–35

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
swan song, swansong /ˈswɒnˌsɒŋ/ n
  1. the last act, appearance, publication, or utterance of a person before retirement or death
  2. the song that a dying swan is said to sing
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