coda
noun
a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
codas
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pluralof coda.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Surely there must be some other factor dividing up the use of different codas to allow for more complex ways to combine them?
From Salon ● May 29, 2025
Two very quick codas to what you’re saying, Mark.
From Slate ● Dec. 30, 2024
“That was our initial thought — here we've got a Morse code-like system. So we started to look and see if we could relate specific codas to specific behaviors,” Whitehead told Salon.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2024
Leitao and colleagues aimed to investigate the differences in structure within codas to gain a deeper understanding of the variations in sperm whale communication.
From Science Daily ● May 16, 2024
Sonnet: common rhythm, but with hurried feet: two codas.
From Poems of Gerard Manley Hopkins Now First Published by Robert Seymour Bridges
