encore
Pronunciation: /ˈɒŋkɔː/
The English word “encore” has 6 meanings listed here.
noun
- A brief extra performance, done after the main performance is complete.
- A call or demand (as by continued applause) for a repeat performance.
interjection
verb
- To call for an extra performance or repetition of, or by.
- To call for an encore.
- To perform an encore.
Etymology
Borrowed from French encore (“more, again”), and once used in this sense.
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