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encore

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en·core  (nkôr, -kr)
n.
1. A demand by an audience for an additional performance, usually expressed by applause.
2. An additional performance in response to the demand of an audience.
tr.v. en·cored, en·cor·ing, en·cores
To demand an encore of.
interj.
Used to demand an additional performance.

[French, still, yet, again, probably from Vulgar Latin *hinc ad hram, from that to this hour : Latin hinc, from here (from hic, this) + Latin ad, to; see ad- + Latin hram, accusative of hra, hour; see hour.]

encore
interj
again: used by an audience to demand a short extra performance
Noun
an extra song or piece performed at a concert in response to enthusiastic demand from the audience [French]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.encore - an extra or repeated performance; usually given in response to audience demand
performance - the act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment; "we congratulated him on his performance at the rehearsal"; "an inspired performance of Mozart's C minor concerto"
Verb1.encore - request an encore, from a performer
call for, request, bespeak, quest - express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"
Translations
Spanish encore [ɔŋˈkɔːʳ] excl¡otra!, ¡bis!
nbis m

French encore [ɔŋˈkɔːʳ] excl, nbis (m)
German encore [ɔŋˈkɔːʳ] exclZugabe!
nZugabe f

Italian encore [ɔŋˈkɔːʳ] excl, nbis (m inv)

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I am told that in a German concert or opera, they hardly ever encore a song; that though they may be dying to hear it again, their good breeding usually preserves them against requiring the repetition.
After this a gentleman sang a song called Bid me Good-bye, and as an encore obliged with Sing me to Sleep.
The singer would have conquered an audience of American rowdies by her brave, unflinching tranquillity (for she answered encore after encore, and smiled and bowed pleasantly, and sang the best she possibly could, and went bowing off, through all the jeers and hisses, without ever losing countenance or temper:) and surely in any other land than Italy her sex and her helplessness must have been an ample protection to her--she could have needed no other.
 
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