swansong
noun/ˈswɒnsɒŋ/
/ˈswɑːnsɔːŋ/
[singular]- the last piece of work produced by an artist, a musician, etc. or the last performance by an actor, athlete, etc.Word Originearly 19th cent.: suggested by German Schwanengesang, a song like that fabled to be sung by a dying swan.
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