/ ˈkəʊdə; NAmE ˈkoʊdə/ noun
the final passage of a piece of music :
( figurative )
The final two months were a miserable coda to the President's first period in office.
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 18th cent.: Italian , from Latin cauda tail.
/ ˈkəʊdə; NAmE ˈkoʊdə/ noun
the final passage of a piece of music :
( figurative )
The final two months were a miserable coda to the President's first period in office.
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 18th cent.: Italian , from Latin cauda tail.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005