coda

  1. Noun.  A person born hearing to deaf parents.
  2. Noun.  (music) A passage which brings a movement or piece to a conclusion through prolongation.
  3. Noun.  (linguistics) The optional final part of a syllable, placed after its nucleus, and usually composed of one or more consonants.
  4. Noun.  (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. .
  5. Noun.  The conclusion of a statement.
  6. Noun.  (alternative spelling of, CODA) .

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