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co⋅da
[koh-duh] 
də
–noun
| 1. | Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close. |
| 2. | Ballet. the concluding section of a ballet, esp. the final part of a pas de deux. |
| 3. | a concluding section or part, esp. one of a conventional form and serving as a summation of preceding themes, motifs, etc., as in a work of literature or drama. |
| 4. | anything that serves as a concluding part. |
| 5. | Phonetics. the segment of a syllable following the nucleus, as the d-sound in good. Compare core (def. 14), onset (def. 3). |
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| co·da (kō'də) n.
[Italian, from Latin cauda, tail.] |
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Coda
Co"da\ (k[=o]"d[.a]), n. [It., tail, fr. L. cauda.] (Mus.) A few measures added beyond the natural termination of a composition.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : coda
Spanish:
hopo,
German:
buschiger Schwanz,
Japanese:
きつねの尾
coda
An ending to a piece of music, standing outside the formal structure of the piece. Coda is the Italian word for “tail.”
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coda
1753, from L. cauda "a tail."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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coda
in musical composition, a concluding section (typically at the end of a sonata movement) that is based, as a general rule, on extensions or reelaborations of thematic material previously heard.
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 2008. Encyclopedia Britannica Online.
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