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Definitions for Coda

[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, especially the final part of a pas de deux.
[3] 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.
[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 core1(def 14) , onset(def 3) .
[6] music the final, sometimes inessential, part of a musical structure
[7] 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

Words related to Coda

farewell, windup, summation, postscript, finale, sequel, ending, conclusion, postlude, peroration, follow-up, adieu, climax, culmination, epilogue, goodbye, closer, envoi, finis

Words nearby Coda

cod end, cod war, cod-act, cod-liver oil, cod., coda, codder, coddle, code, code blue, code book

Origin of Coda

1745–55; < Italian < Latin cauda tail; cf. queue

Word origin for Coda

C18: from Italian: tail, from Latin cauda

Synonyms for Coda

farewell, windup, adieu, climax, closer, conclusion, crowning achievement, crowning glory, culmination, dying words, end piece, envoi, epilogue, famous last words, farewell performance, final appearance, final appearance or performance, final gesture, finis, goodbye, last act, last hurrah, last shot, last words, parting song, peroration