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- [swon]
- /swɒn/
- /swɒn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [swon]
- /swɒn/
Definitions of swan word
- noun swan Sir Joseph Wilson, 1828–1914, British chemist, electrical engineer, and inventor. 1
- verb without object swan Midland and Southern U.S. Older Use. to swear or declare (used with I): Well, I swan, I never expected to see you here! 1
- noun swan aquatic bird 1
- countable noun swan A swan is a large bird with a very long neck. Swans live on rivers and lakes and are usually white. 0
- verb swan If you describe someone as swanning around or swanning off, you mean that they go and have fun, rather than working or taking care of their responsibilities. 0
- noun swan any large aquatic bird of the genera Cygnus and Coscoroba, having a long neck and usually a white plumage: family Anatidae, order Anseriformes 0
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Origin of swan
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with German Schwan, Old Norse svanr
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Parts of speech for Swan
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
swan popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
swan usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for swan
verb swan
- waltz — a ballroom dance, in moderately fast triple meter, in which the dancers revolve in perpetual circles, taking one step to each beat.
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