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outro

/ 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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of outro1

C20: modelled on intro
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Example Sentences

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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.

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

But the reception to the show’s catchy ukelele-driven theme song made him feel like there was room to push the musical elements further, like having a unique end credits and outro song for each episode.

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

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In the song's outro, Tesfaye says, "Death is nothing at all/Call me by the old, familiar name."

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