outroduction

English

Etymology

Back-formation from outro on the model of introduction.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ʌkʃən

Noun

outroduction (plural outroductions)

1. (rare) The closing remarks made at the end of a book, story, performance, etc.
   • 1924, The Century‎^[1], volume 109:

     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.

   • 1996, David K. Dunaway, Willa K. Baum, Oral History: An Interdisciplinary Anthology, →ISBN, page 317:

     Include an introduction and an “outroduction” (the graceful closing, wrap—up remarks).

   • 2013, Said Aghil Baaghil, The Power of Belonging: A Marketing Strategy for Branding, →ISBN, page 139:

     It'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.

Related terms

• outroduce