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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024co•da /ˈkoʊdə/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -das. - Music and Dancean ending passage of a piece of music.
- a conclusion, esp. a summary of preceding themes, such as in a drama.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024co•da (kō′də),USA pronunciation n. - Music and Dancea more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- Music and Dance[Ballet.]the concluding section of a ballet, esp. the final part of a pas de deux.
- 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.
- anything that serves as a concluding part.
- Phoneticsthe segment of a syllable following the nucleus, as the d- sound in good. Cf. core (def. 14), onset (def. 3).
- Latin cauda tail; compare queue
- Italian
- 1745–55
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: coda /ˈkəʊdə/ n - 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
Etymology: 18th Century: from Italian: tail, from Latin cauda |