outro
/ˈaʊ.tɹəʊ/US/ˈaʊt.ɹoʊ/
outro noun: a portion of music at the end of a song.
Noun
outro (plural outros)
- A portion of music at the end of a song.
- […] talking over the intro of a record and off the outro, weaving back and forth between two records spinning […]1977, Claude Hall, Barbara Hall, This business of radio programming
- Find the spot in the script where you want the outro to start fading up.1992, Bruce Bartlett, Jenny Bartlett, Practical recording techniques
- The closing sequence at the end of a film, television program, video game, etc.
- Having gone through the intro and stopped, the next click plays the outro of the current section and then hits the following script at the end of the outro animation:2007, Rich Shupe, Zevan Rosser, Learning ActionScript 3.0: a beginner's guide
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Forms of outro
| plural | outros |
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Origin of outro
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.
Questions about outro
- What does outro mean?
- Outro means a portion of music at the end of a song.
- What part of speech is outro?
- Outro is a noun.
- How do you pronounce outro?
- Outro is pronounced /ˈaʊt.ɹoʊ/ (US).
- What is the plural of outro?
- The plural of outro is outros.
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