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a
: a concluding musical section that is formally distinct from the main structure
b
: a concluding part of a literary or dramatic work
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: something that serves to round out, conclude, or summarize and usually has its own interest
CODA
2 of 2abbreviation or noun
plural CODAs
: a child and especially a hearing child of adults who are deaf
Growing up in the Cayman Islands as a multiracial young girl and Child Of Deaf Adults (CODA), Byers was bullied throughout her childhood.—
Bianca R. Montes
Bianca R. MontesOften, CODAs spend their lives bridging the gap between the Deaf culture and the hearing culture as they become ASL interpreters for their Deaf parents.—Joyceann Fileccia
Joyceann FilecciaExamples of coda in a Sentence
Noun
The movie's coda shows the main character as an adult 25 years later.
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Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
But there is an interesting coda to all of this.
—Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026
Blanton’s improvisational leanings wrench this aesthetic away from the realm of the programmatic, allowing his tracks to warp on a dime and filling them with plentiful rewinds, glitches, and abstract codas.
—Maxie Younger, Pitchfork, 21 Apr. 2026
The vicious climax in the house, involving the ultimate parental sacrifice, segues to a coda back in Egypt, where all the threads are satisfyingly tied together.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026
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Noun
And an unnecessary coda that comes after the curtain call never should have made it out of rehearsals.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
But there is an interesting coda to all of this.
—Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026
Blanton’s improvisational leanings wrench this aesthetic away from the realm of the programmatic, allowing his tracks to warp on a dime and filling them with plentiful rewinds, glitches, and abstract codas.
—Maxie Younger, Pitchfork, 21 Apr. 2026
The vicious climax in the house, involving the ultimate parental sacrifice, segues to a coda back in Egypt, where all the threads are satisfyingly tied together.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for coda
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“Coda.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coda. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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