SWANSONG

Meaning of SWANSONG in English

[noun] [C] - a person's last piece of work, achievement, or performanceThe opera 'Death in Venice' turned out to be Benjamin Britten's swansong.This weekend's match was his swansong as the team's captain.

Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012

SWANSONG — n. final performance of a person's career; last piece of work of an artist or composer; last and most impressive …
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SWANSONG — ■ noun the final performance or activity of a person's career. Origin C19: suggested by Ger. Schwanengesang , denoting a …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SWANSONG — swansong BrE AmE ˈswɒn sɒŋ AmE \ ˈswɑːn sɔːŋ -sɑːŋ ▷ swansong|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SWANSONG — / ˈswɒnsɒŋ; NAmE ˈswɑːnsɔːŋ/ noun [ sing. ] the last piece of work produced by an artist, a musician, etc. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SWANSONG — swan ‧ song /ˈswɒnsɒŋ $ ˈswɑːnsɒːŋ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] the last piece of work that an artist or writer …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SWANSONG — n. 1 a person's last work or act before death or retirement etc. 2 a song like that fabled to …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SWANSONG — n. 1 a person's last work or act before death or retirement etc. 2 a song like that fabled to …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SWANSONG — n.1 a person's last work or act before death or retirement etc. 2 a song like that fabled to be …
Oxford English vocab
SWANSONG — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ But an idea by Gloucester City Council could mean that this is Peter's swansong . …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SONG — / sɒŋ; NAmE sɔːŋ/ noun 1. [ C ] a short piece of music with words that you sing : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SONG — song S1 W2 /sɒŋ $ sɒːŋ/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: sang ] 1 . MUSIC …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SHOW — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a charity match/concert/show etc ▪ The band appeared at a charity concert for free. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RUMPUS — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES rumpus room COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN room ▪ There was an old typewriter in …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MARK — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a ceremony marks sth ▪ a ceremony marking the beginning of adulthood a distinct/marked/conspicuous …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DINNER SERVICE — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Pekin dinner service , silver cutlery, crystal glasses, showy white napkins, all in order. ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DINNER — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a dinner party (= one where people are invited to someone’s house for an evening …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SONG — [noun] [C] - a usually short piece of music with words which are sungIn the street below a child was …
Cambridge English vocab
SONG — noun 1 piece of music with words ADJECTIVE ▪ beautiful , good , great ▪ catchy ( informal ), memorable …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary

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