swan song
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
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Related Words for swan song
farewell, windup, adieu, climax, conclusion, culmination, epilogue, goodbye, closer, coda, envoi, finis, perorationExamples from the Web for swan song
Contemporary Examples of swan song
At an age when most actresses are settling into occasional cameos and swan-song performances, Leachman is only accelerating.
Historical Examples of swan song
Many of the hymns in his Swan-Song are said to have been composed and sung in that way.
Hymns and Hymnwriters of DenmarkJens Christian Aaberg
What a prophecy of Vittoria and Waterloo there is in these words—the swan-song of Pitt.
William Pitt and the Great WarJohn Holland Rose
And I suppose, our swan-song will be played on silver flutes!
In Her Own RightJohn Reed Scott
The first line of Gilbert's swan-song—the only song of his that is remembered.
A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2George Saintsbury
That was my cradle-song; and this is my swan-song, I suppose.
Mark Twain's SpeechesMark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
swan song
noun
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