coda
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• noun
A concluding passage of a musical piece or movement, typically added to the basic structure to bring it to a formal close.
"The symphony ended with a dramatic coda that echoed the opening melody."
A concluding event, remark, or section that serves to round out or summarize a literary work, speech, or series of events.
"His brief memoir served as a poignant coda to a long diplomatic career."
The final section of a classical ballet pas de deux in which the dancers perform a display of virtuoso steps.
"The principal dancers executed a breathtaking series of turns during the coda."
One or more consonants that follow the nucleus of a syllable (in phonology).
"In the English word 'cat', the final consonant sound forms the syllable's coda."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the mid-18th century from Italian coda, meaning 'tail', which derives from Vulgar Latin coda, a variant of Classical Latin cauda ('tail').