encore
Noun · VerbUS[ahn-kawr]/ˈɑnˌkɔr/2 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)
- an extra or repeated performance; usually given in response to audience demandType of performance
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
En′core′ adv. or interj.
Origin: 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′ noun
A call or demand (as, by continued applause) for a repetition; as, the encores were numerous.
En′core′ transitive verb [past tense & past participle Encored; present participle & verbal noun 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.— William M. Thackeray
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54