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swan

The correct spelling is swan.

How to pronounce swan

/swɒn/
noun

IPA: /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. 1.Any of various species of large, long-necked waterfowl, of genus Cygnus (bird family: Anatidae), most of which have white plumage.
  2. 2.One whose grace etc. suggests a swan.
  3. 3.This bird used as a heraldic charge, sometimes with a crown around its neck (e. g. the arms of Buckinghamshire).

verb

  1. 1.To travel or move about in an aimless, idle, or pretentiously casual way.
  2. 2.To declare (chiefly in first-person present constructions).

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