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co·da

   [koh-duh]
–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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Origin:
1745–55; < It < L cauda tail; cf. queue
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coda (ˈkəʊdə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—n
1.  music the final, sometimes inessential, part of a musical structure
2.  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
 
[C18: from Italian: tail, from Latin cauda]

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Word Origin & History

coda
1753, from L. cauda "a tail."
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Cultural Dictionary

coda definition


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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Abbreviations & Acronyms
CoDA
Co-Dependents Anonymous
CODA
Children of Deaf Adults
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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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