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Word: coda (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • The conclusion of a statement.
  • CODA
  • A person born hearing to deaf parents.
  • geology In seismograms, the gradual return to baseline after a seismic event. The length of the coda can be used to estimate event magnitude, and the shape sometimes reveals details of subsurface structures.
  • linguistics The optional final part of a syllable, placed after its nucleus, and usually composed of one or more consonants.
  • music A passage which brings a movement or piece to a conclusion through prolongation.

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