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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

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Behind the scenes, Moreno formulated her own Spanish-language takes on jazz, which listeners can hear in the 2006 funky, spy-like chromatic track “Escondidos” — which includes a kazoo solo in its outro.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 27, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 8, 2025

He and Elizabeth opened their set Saturday with the album’s “Let Us Dance,” moving together as Samaras played the instrumental outro on their home piano.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 9, 2024

Jones topped it off by asking his wife's friend, horror actor Vincent Price, to record a spoken-word outro.

From BBC Nov. 4, 2024

Carpenter had the pleasure of hearing an outro written by Dimoldenberg herself during the tail-end of their date.

From Salon Aug. 26, 2024

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