The word toboggan has been used in English since at least the 1820s. It derives from the Algonquian family of Native American languages, including Maliseet-Passamaquoddy and Micmac, from terms that referred to a type of sled-like vehicle or tool for pulling things.

Petit traîneau pour glisser sur la neige….noun.

From	To	Via
• sled	→ luge	↔ Schlitten
• sled	→ traîneau	↔ Schlitten

1 : a long flat-bottomed light sled made usually of thin boards curved up at one end with usually low handrails at the sides. 2 : a downward course or a sharp decline.

Denouement is a French word that literally means the action of untying, from a verb meaning to untie.

summit, peak, pinnacle, climax, apex, acme, culmination mean the highest point attained or attainable. summit implies the topmost level attainable.

1a : a concluding musical section that is formally distinct from the main structure. b : a concluding part of a literary or dramatic work. 2 : something that serves to round out, conclude, or summarize and usually has its own interest.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. In music, a coda ([ˈkoːda]) (Italian for “tail”, plural code) is a passage that brings a piece (or a movement) to an end. Technically, it is an expanded cadence.

(phonology) The optional final part of a syllable, placed after its nucleus, and usually composed of one or more consonants. The word “salts” has three consonants — /l/, /t/, and /s/ — in its coda, whereas the word “glee” has no coda at all.

A child of deaf adult, often known by the acronym “coda”, is a person who was raised by one or more deaf parents or guardians. The acronym koda (kid of deaf adult) is sometimes used to refer to codas under the age of 18.

Nearly 25% of the genes in the human genome are likely to be involved in hearing since they are expressed in the developing human cochlea. Two deaf parents with unknown genetic information have a 10% chance of having a deaf child.

SODA (siblings and spouses of Deaf individuals) This term refers to hearing siblings who grew up with (or are growing up with) one or more Deaf siblings. SODA is also used to refer to spouses of Deaf individuals.

Many times, acronyms will be thrown around to explain an individual’s relationship to the community. For example: CODA. CODA is used often, and means Child Of Deaf Adult. This unique relationship may even mean that their first language was ASL or another signed language (though not always).

Coda, (Italian: “tail”) in musical composition, a concluding section (typically at the end of a sonata movement) that is based, as a general rule, on extensions or reelaborations of thematic material previously heard. Coda.

A coda is more like an epilogue. Someone writing a coda fic is adding a final scene (or scenes) to the end of an episode to bring it to a better or more satisfying conclusion.

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Da Capo al Coda (often abbreviated as D.C. al Coda): Repeat from beginning to an indicated place and then play the tail part (the “Coda”). It directs the musician to go back and repeat the music from the beginning (“Capo”), and to continue playing until one reaches the first coda symbol.

from the beginning

Sometimes the composer describes the part to be repeated, for example: Menuet da capo. In opera, where an aria of this structure is called a da capo aria, the repeated section is often adorned with grace notes. It means, literally, “dal Capo al Coda,” or “from the head to the tail”.

1 : a group or set of three. 2 : a group of three musicians who perform together. More from Merriam-Webster on trio.

A repeat sign is an indicator that guides you through a piece of sheet music. These signs are important because they condense the music into much more manageable parts. If it weren’t for repeat signs, sheet music would be many pages making it difficult for the musician to play.

Meaning of Repeat Barline A repeat bar is a musical symbol resembling a final barline with two dots in the middle spaces of the staff.

End bar lines: Two vertical lines, the second line thicker than the first. This indicates the end of a musical movement or an entire composition.

D.S. (dal segno) means repeat back to a special sign (see example below; segno means sign) and al coda means after repeating back, play to the coda mark, then jump to the coda (coda means tail).

Filters. A symbol in musical notation used to separate two sections or phrases of music, and to start and end a musical piece. noun.

Right Facing

The most common sign to designate the repeat of a two-measure phrase is a double slash with two dots on the bar line between the two measures immediately after the two measures to be repeated.

When a First and Second Ending is required at the end of the music, the performer plays the First Ending, then goes back to the beginning of the music (following the Repeat Sign) and plays again. The First Ending will end with a Repeat Sign. The Second Ending (the Second Volta Bracket) is also a closed bracket.