SWAN SONG

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does swan song mean? 

• SWAN SONG (noun)
  The noun SWAN SONG has 1 sense:

1. a final performance or effort (especially before retirement)

  Familiarity information: SWAN SONG used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SWAN SONG (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A final performance or effort (especially before retirement)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

last hurrah; swan song

Hypernyms ("swan song" is a kind of...):

performance (the act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment)

 Context examples 

It's my swan song.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)