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Uncommonswan
The correct spelling is swan.
How to pronounce swan
/swɒn/
nounIPA: /swɒn/
Say it like: Swa-n
The correct spelling is swan. Any of various species of large, long-necked waterfowl, of genus Cygnus (bird family: Anatidae), most of which have white plumage.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.Any of various species of large, long-necked waterfowl, of genus Cygnus (bird family: Anatidae), most of which have white plumage.
- 2.One whose grace etc. suggests a swan.
- 3.This bird used as a heraldic charge, sometimes with a crown around its neck (e. g. the arms of Buckinghamshire).
verb
- 1.To travel or move about in an aimless, idle, or pretentiously casual way.
- 2.To declare (chiefly in first-person present constructions).
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