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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 Fileccia
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CODA is an abbreviation of child (or children) of deaf adults. It refers to a person who is typically hearing and has one or more parents or guardians who are wholly or partly deaf. Learn more >
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Noun
The movie's coda shows the main character as an adult 25 years later.
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The poster is honored with a coda.
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To his credit, the filmmaker handles this dark material with considerable showmanship, shifting from the most striking chiaroscuro black-and-white to bursts of near-garish technicolor, giving each grim coda a distinct visual texture.
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Noun
Writing my memoir would be my coda, my truth.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 20 Feb. 2026
The verdict put a coda on a long-running legal saga that raised questions about safety standards at training sessions for police officers.
—Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
The poster is honored with a coda.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2026
To his credit, the filmmaker handles this dark material with considerable showmanship, shifting from the most striking chiaroscuro black-and-white to bursts of near-garish technicolor, giving each grim coda a distinct visual texture.
—Ben Croll, IndieWire, 13 Feb. 2026
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“Coda.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coda. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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