˜yÐÄvlog

Advertisement

Advertisement

View synonyms for

coda

1

[ 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, 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 core 1( def 14 ), onset ( def 3 ).


CODA

2

[ koh-duh ]

abbreviation for

  1. child of deaf adultadults: a hearing person with a deaf parent or parents.

coda

/ ˈ°ìəʊ»åÉ™ /

noun

  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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

coda

  1. An ending to a piece of music, standing outside the formal structure of the piece. Coda is the Italian word for “tail.â€
Discover More

˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of coda1

First recorded in 1745–55; from Italian, from Latin cauda “t²¹¾±±ôâ€; queue

Origin of coda2

First recorded in 1990–95
Discover More

˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of coda1

C18: from Italian: tail, from Latin cauda
Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

“We felt her presence in the lack of it,†he writes of her funeral, a fitting coda to her elusiveness.

From

His abrupt departure marked a jarring coda to the department career of a decorated officer once regarded as a potential replacement for former chief Michel Moore.

From

Fernanda Torres’ stunning performance holds the film together with matriarchal love, but it’s the film’s two codas that have left it lingering in my mind for months.

From

If the Beatles were to triumph with record or rock performance wins, it would be a genuinely moving coda to the most acclaimed recording career in pop music.

From

But he delayed as the most destructive wildfires in L.A. history put a sad coda on his 2½ years as Southern California’s top federal prosecutor.

From

Advertisement

Related ˜yÐÄvlogs

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement