▸ noun: (music) A passage that brings a movement or piece to a conclusion through prolongation. ▸ noun: (phonology) The optional final sound of a syllable or word, occurring after its nucleus and usually composed of one or more consonants. ▸ 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. ▸ noun: (figurative) A conclusion (of a statement or event, for example), final portion, tail end. ▸ noun: A person born hearing to deaf parents. ▸ noun: Alternative spelling of CODA [A person born hearing to deaf parents.]
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