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swan song

  1. the sweet song supposed in ancient fable to be sung by a dying swan
  2. the last act, final creative work, etc. of a person, as before retirement or death

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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