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outro

British  
/ ˈaʊtrəʊ /

noun

  1. informal music an instrumental passage that concludes a piece of music

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of outro

C20: modelled on intro

Example Sentences

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Everything from my intro and outro music is very L.A. too so I’m still here, it’s just a new me, but the same me.

From Los Angeles Times May 6, 2026

By the third song, Sit Down, Stand Up, they're flexing their musical muscles, with an extended outro of percussive lunacy, aided by US session musician Chris Vatalaro.

From BBC Nov. 21, 2025

“John Sinclair” gains an extended outro with a slide guitar solo that Lennon had previously faded.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 8, 2025

For example, “Detoxing” — I wrote that song with Nasri, but we didn’t have the outro.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 18, 2025

As the singer bopped around city to city on her own tour and eventually Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour, she would tailor each outro to a new city.

From Salon Sep. 2, 2024

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