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outro

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈaʊt.ɹoʊ/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈaʊ.tɹəʊ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A portion of music at the end of a song.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Examples

  • 2009, 24 September, Jude Rogers in The Guardian, The trouble with remastered records But then something happens on I Want You (She's So Heavy), two minutes into the song's intense outro, when a cloud of white noise comes in, [...]

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: extro

Antonyms: intro

2

noun

Meaning 2

The closing sequence at the end of a film, television program, video game, etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Blend of out + intro, an analogy using out as the opposite of in. First attested in the title of the song The Intro and the Outro (1967), by the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, and written by Vivian Stanshall.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: naspel — musical ending
  • Dutch: outro — musical ending
  • Finnish: outro — musical ending
  • Māori: whakatepe — musical ending
  • Māori: timu — musical ending
  • Spanish: cierre — musical ending
  • Spanish: epílogo — musical ending
  • Spanish: conclusión — musical ending
Real reading context

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