encore
encore definition
en·core (än′kôr′; also, esp.for interj., än kôr′)
interjection
again; once more: in English, used by an audience to demand a repetition or an additional performance
Etymology: Fr, again, still < OFr ancor, prob. < L (hinc) hac hora (from that time) to the present hour
noun
- a demand by the audience, shown by continued applause, for the repetition of a piece of music, etc., or for another appearance of the performer or performers
- the repetition, further performance, etc. in answer to such a demand
- the piece of music, etc. performed in answer to such a demand
transitive verb encored -·cored′, encoring -·cor′·ing
Now Rare to demand further performance of or by
intransitive verb
Informal to give an encore
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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