ENCORE

encore

(noun) an extra or repeated performance; usually given in response to audience demand

encore

(verb) request an encore, from a performer

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

encore (plural encores)

A brief extra performance, done after the main performance is complete.

A call or demand (as by continued applause) for a repeat performance.

Interjection

encore!

(said by audience members after a performance) Please perform again!

Verb

encore (third-person singular simple present encores, present participle encoring, simple past and past participle encored)

(transitive) To call for an extra performance or repetition of, or by.

(intransitive) To call for an encore.

(intransitive) To perform an encore.

Anagrams

• Cerone, Creone

Source: Wiktionary

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En`core", adv. or interj. Etym: [F. The last part of the word is fr. L. hora hour. See Hour.]

Definition: Once more; again; -- used by the auditors and spectators of plays, concerts, and other entertainments, to call for a repetition of a particular part.

En`core", n.

Definition: A call or demand (as, by continued applause) for a repetition; as, the encores were numerous.

En`core", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Encored; p. pr. & vb. n. Encoring.]

Definition: To call for a repetition or reappearance of; as, to encore a song or a singer. [Rebecca] insisted upon encoring one of the duets. Thackeray.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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