coda

co·da

noun \ˈkō-də\

: 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

Full Definition of CODA

1

a :  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

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Examples of CODA

1. The movie's coda shows the main character as an adult 25 years later.

Origin of CODA

Italian, literally, tail, from Latin cauda

First Known Use: circa 1753

Other Literature Terms

apophasis, bathos, bildungsroman, bowdlerize, caesura, doggerel, euphemism, poesy, prosody

Rhymes with CODA

soda