"outroduction" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: outroductions [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌkʃən Etymology: Back-formation from outro on the model of introduction. Etymology templates: {{backformation|en|outro}} Back-formation from outro Head templates: {{en-noun}} outroduction (plural outroductions)
  1. (rare) The closing remarks made at the end of a book, story, performance, etc. Tags: rare Related terms: outroduce
    Sense id: en-outroduction-en-noun-~8kLGKev Categories (other): English back-formations, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for outroduction meaning in English (2.2kB)

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