coda
noun
co·da
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Definition of coda
1a
: a concluding musical section that is formally distinct from the main structure
b
: a concluding part of a literary or dramatic work
2
: something that serves to round out, conclude, or summarize and usually has its own interest
Examples of coda in a Sentence
The movie's coda shows the main character as an adult 25 years later.
Recent Examples on the Web
Typically the pedal steel guitar becomes the crying counterpart to the coda. — Andrew Dansby, Houston Chronicle, "Mark Knopfler stops time in Sugar Land," 7 Sep. 2019 This elegiac doc would make for a much better career coda. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Review: David Crosby hoping for a little more time in elegiac doc ‘Remember My Name’," 2 Aug. 2019 This elegiac doc would make for a much better career coda. — Los Angeles Times, "Review: David Crosby hoping for a little more time in elegiac doc ‘Remember My Name’," 18 July 2019 Tucked away in the back matter, there’s a tragic coda. — Constance Grady, Vox, "Midnight Chicken is a cookbook that reads like a novel," 24 June 2019 This coda demonstrated that Stockhausen was not only a master of far-out spectacle but also a composer of impeccable craft. — Alex Ross, The New Yorker, "Karlheinz Stockhausen Composes the Cosmos," 17 June 2019 This elegiac doc would make for a much better career coda. — Glenn Whipp, Twin Cities, "David Crosby hoping for a little more time in elegiac documentary ‘Remember My Name’," 1 Aug. 2019 The Piano Spheres event Saturday night in its usual venue, the Colburn School’s Zipper Hall, could be looked at as a kind of coda celebration to the series’ 25th season but was, in fact, the start of something new, a jazz sideline. — Los Angeles Times, "Commentary: L.A. needs a summer music festival. Piano Spheres and Monday Evening Concerts show the way," 30 July 2019 The book concludes on a hopeful coda as Mehta shares the story of his brother-in-law’s successful campaign for office in a predominantly white district in North Carolina. — Bilal Qureshi, Washington Post, "Immigration as reparation for colonialism, climate change and corporate greed," 21 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'coda.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for coda
coda
noun
English Language Learners Definition of coda
formal
: an ending part of a piece of music or a work of literature or drama that is separate from the earlier parts
: something that ends and completes something else
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