coda
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
Ballet. the concluding section of a ballet, especially the final part of a pas de deux.
a concluding section or part, especially one of a conventional form and serving as a summation of preceding themes, motifs, etc., as in a work of literature or drama.
anything that serves as a concluding part.
Phonetics. the segment of a syllable following the nucleus, as the d-sound in good.: Compare core1 (def. 14), onset (def. 3).
Origin of coda
1Other definitions for CODA (2 of 2)
child of deaf adult / adults : a hearing person with a deaf parent or parents.
Origin of CODA
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How to use coda in a sentence
Beethoven added important introductions or codas, or even both, to some of the movements of his sonatas.
The Pianoforte Sonata | J.S. ShedlockMind you, it is not that big fugued finale—surely one of the most astounding operatic codas in existence—that carries me away.
Old Fogy | James Huneker
British Dictionary definitions for coda
/ (ˈkəʊdə) /
music the final, sometimes inessential, part of a musical structure
a concluding part of a literary work, esp a summary at the end of a novel of further developments in the lives of the characters
Origin of coda
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Cultural definitions for coda
An ending to a piece of music, standing outside the formal structure of the piece. Coda is the Italian word for “tail.”
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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