About The Word Encore
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Encore
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What's The Definition Of Encore?
[n] an extra or repeated performance; usually given in response to audience demand
[v] request an encore, from a performer Synonyms | Synonyms for Encore: Related Terms | Find terms related to Encore: acclaim | acclamation | afresh | again | anew | another time | applause | big hand | bis | burst of applause | cheer | clap | clapping | clapping of hands | da capo | de novo | ditto | echo | eclat | freshly | from the beginning | hand | handclap | handclapping | hear | new | newly | once again | once more | ovation | over | over again | plaudit | popularity | repeat | repeat performance | replay | replaying | reprise | return match | round of applause | thunder of applause | twice over | two times | yet again See Also | bespeak | call for | performance | quest | request Encore In Webster's Dictionary \En`core"\, adv. or interj. [F. The last part of the word
is fr. L. hora hour. See {Hour}.]
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. 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}.] 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. |
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