cycneancygneanadj.
/sɪkˈniːən//sɪɡˈniːən/ rare.
Of or pertaining to a swan; swan's.
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a1614 J. Melville Autobiogr. & Diary (1842) 720 The moderatoris cygnean songe.
1840 H. H. Milman Hist. Christianity II. ii. iv. 62 His last, if we may borrow the expression, his cycnean voice, dwelt on a brief exhortation to mutual charity.
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