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1. (n.) swan
any of several large, stately aquatic birds of the goose family, having a long, slender neck and usu. pure-white plumage in the adult.
2. swan
a person of unusual beauty, talent, or excellence.
3. swan
(cap.) the constellation Cygnus.
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME, OE, c. OS
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1. (verb) swan
stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult
2. (verb) affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear
to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
"Before God I swear I am innocent"
3. (verb) roll, wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, drift, vagabond
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
"The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They rolled from town to town"
4. (verb) swan
sweep majestically
"Airplanes were swanning over the mountains"
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1. (noun) swan
a large white water bird with a long neck
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1. (noun) SWAN
any one of numerous species of large aquatic birds belonging to Cygnus, Olor, and allied genera of the subfamily Cygninae. They have a large and strong beak and a long neck, and are noted for their graceful movements when swimming. Most of the northern species are white. In literature the swan was fabled to sing a melodious song, especially at the time of its death
2. (noun) SWAN
fig.: An appellation for a sweet singer, or a poet noted for grace and melody; as Shakespeare is called the swan of Avon
3. (noun) SWAN
the constellation Cygnus
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Sense: a large, usually white, water-bird of the duck family, with a long graceful neck.
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 Afrikaans: swaan |
 Arabic: تَم، أوَز عِراقي |
 Bulgarian: лебеда |
 Brazilian: cisne |
 Czech: labuť |
 German: der Schwan |
 Danish: svane |
 Greek: κύκνος |
 Spanish: cisne |
 Estonian: luik |
 Farsi: قو |
 Finnish: joutsen |
 French: cygne |
 Hebrew: בַּרבּוּר |
 Hindi: हंस, राजहंस, महाकवि |
 Croatian: labud |
 Hungarian: hattyú |
 Indonesian: angsa |
 Icelandic: svanur |
 Italian: cigno |
 Japanese: 白鳥 |
 Korean: 백조 |
 Lithuanian: gulbė |
 Latvian: gulbis |
 Malay: swan |
 Dutch: zwaan |
 Norwegian: svane |
 Polish: łabędź |
 Persian: قو |
 Pashto: قو، قازه |
 Portuguese: cisne |
 Romanian: lebădă |
 Russian: лебедь |
 Slovak: labuť |
 Slovenian: labod |
 Serbian: labud |
 Swedish: svan |
 Thai: หงส์ |
 Turkish: kuğu (kuşu) |
 Taiwanese: 天鵝 |
 Ukrainian: лебідь |
 Urdu: راج ہنس |
 Vietnamese: con thiên nga |
 Chinese: 天鹅 |
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