Meanings
plural outroductions
- rareThe closing remarks made at the end of a book, story, performance, etc.
Include an introduction and an “outroduction” (the graceful closing, wrap—up remarks).
1996, David K. Dunaway, Willa K. Baum, Oral History: An Interdisciplinary Anthology, →ISBN, page 3172 more examples
And I well remember that when I visited Elizabeth in her German Garden, during the early years of the April, May, and June babies, those charming young persons were in the habit of writing not only introductions but "outroductions" to their own manuscript novels. Perhaps they may as well furnish an "outroduction" to this essay.
1924, The Century, volume 109It's my hope that by sharing those difficulties and frustrations here at the end of the book, in my "outroduction," that I can not only provide the vision that precedes this section with some context, but that I can give wings to the project of changing the way marketing is done by showing you a slice of the alternative.
2013, Said Aghil Baaghil, The Power of Belonging: A Marketing Strategy for Branding, →ISBN, page 139
Origin
Blend of out + introduction, back-formation from outro.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Spanish extroducción
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Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with outroduction
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