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
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.
encore!
(said by audience members after a performance) Please perform again!
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.
• Cerone, Creone
Source: Wiktionary
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
29 May 2025
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