coda

Definition

The musical equivalent of 'and one more thing'—a concluding passage that wraps up a piece after you thought it was already finished. It's that extra flourish composers add to really drive home their point, like a mic drop before mic drops were cool. In linguistics, it's also the consonant(s) that close out a syllable, because apparently one definition wasn't fancy enough.

Example Usage

The symphony's coda went on for another three minutes, testing the audience's commitment to not clapping prematurely.

Source: Music and linguistics terminology

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