coda
7 synonyms and 2 antonyms for coda, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A passage that brings a piece of music to a close, added after the main structure has finished.
Synonyms
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Synonyms by Meaning
1. noun music
A passage that brings a piece of music to a close, added after the main structure has finished.
“The symphony ends with a quiet coda for strings alone.”
2. noun
A concluding part of a book, film, speech or series of events that rounds it off or adds a final reflection.
“A short coda describes what became of the family twenty years later.”
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How to use coda
The word patterns that sound natural to a native speaker.
Common in music criticism and book reviewing; slightly literary in general prose. The plural is codas.
Etymology
From Italian coda meaning tail, from Latin cauda.
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