encore
again; once more (used by an audience in calling for an additional number or piece).
a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc.
the performance or reappearance in response to such a demand: He chose a Chopin nocturne for his encore.
any repeated or additional performance or appearance, as a rerun of a telecast or a rematch in sports.
to call for a repetition of.
to call for an encore from (a performer).
Origin of encore
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How to use encore in a sentence
After many requests from the audience, the band played one of their most famous songs — the theme song from the show “The L Word” — as an encore number.
During this period, the encore report states that he also spent four months as the roommate of Ziyad Khaleel, a Palestinian-American extremist who was living in Missouri.
Long-Secret FBI Report Reveals New Connections Between 9/11 Hijackers and Saudi Religious Officials in U.S. | by Tim Golden and Sebastian Rotella | September 12, 2021 | ProPublicaOperation encore, which is also referred to as “the subfile case,” concentrated closely on Hazmi and Mihdhar and the people who assisted them in California.
While Katzenbach greeted the news with a large measure of relief, he resented the fact that Wallace would be given a chance to take an encore.
How Robert F. Kennedy Shaped His Brother's Response to Civil Rights | Patricia Sullivan | August 11, 2021 | TimeFor an encore, the conference currently has four teams inside the Associated Press top 10 — before this season, it hadn’t done that since 1987 — including three of the top five teams.
The crowd bawls its approval, but begins to disperse after one encore.
Stacks: Hitting the Note with the Allman Brothers Band | Grover Lewis | March 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe band manages one encore, “Whipping Post,” but halfway through the number the audience is busily streaming toward the exits.
Stacks: Hitting the Note with the Allman Brothers Band | Grover Lewis | March 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd with a brief, foot-stomping encore of “I Feel the Earth Move,” she proved she can rock a bit, too.
‘Beautiful: The Carole King Musical’ Review: A Few Discordant Notes, But Damn Great Songs | Daniel Gross | January 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd when, in a flurry of light and color, the band plays “Young Blood” as an encore, the house erupts.
The Naked and Famous, New Zealand’s Synthpop Quintet, Is Here to Make You Happy | Melissa Leon | November 1, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIt is as if Smilevski is demanding an encore by thumping on his own book.
I thought we were in for an encore performance, but gradually the uproar died away, and by midnight all was quiet.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian HamiltonSur le confluant des deux rivieres, y avoit la plus belle assemble des Sauvages que j'aye point encore veue.
Car les Sauvages ayans encore de la reverence aux sepultures de leurs peres & amis, le vouloient porter au Cap de Sable 40.
Mais particulierement encore l'exemption de maladies, qui est vn miracle tres-evident.
This is the proper ending to every demand for an encore in “Le Grillon,” and it never fails to bring one.
The Real Latin Quarter | F. Berkeley Smith
British Dictionary definitions for encore
/ (ˈɒŋkɔː) /
again; once more: used by an audience to demand an extra or repeated performance
an extra or repeated performance given in response to enthusiastic demand
(tr) to demand an extra or repeated performance of (a work, piece of music, etc) by (a performer)
Origin of encore
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