coda
n. countable C1 Advanced US //ˈkoʊdə// UK //kˈəʊdɐ// co·da
n. a short piece of music that comes at the end of a song or movement. It can also describe a final part of a story or event that wraps things up.
n. a concluding section of a musical composition or movement, often serving as a transition to the final cadence. By extension, it refers to a concluding part of a narrative or process.
The song ends with a short, quiet coda.
After the main themes of the symphony had finished, the composer added a brief coda to leave the audience with a final, haunting melody.
The documentary concludes with a reflective coda that examines how the events of the previous decade have shaped the current political landscape.
Borrowed from Italian coda (literally “tail”), from Latin cauda. Doublet of queue and cola.