Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

outroduction

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: out-ro-duc-tion
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The closing remarks made at the end of a book, story, performance, etc.

Example Sentences

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

Etymology

Blend of out + introduction, back-formation from outro.

Inflected Forms

outroductions (plural)

Rhymes With

construction introduction reduction destruction instruction induction deduction suction conduction transduction traduction eduction

Questions

What does outroduction mean?: The closing remarks made at the end of a book, story, performance, etc.
Where does outroduction come from?: Blend of out + introduction, back-formation from outro.

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