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Once more; again; -- used by the auditors and spectators of plays, concerts, and other entertainments, to call for a repetition of a particular part.

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  1. adv. / interj. Once more; again; -- used by the auditors and spectators of plays, concerts, and other entertainments, to call for a repetition of a particular part.
  2. n. A call or demand (as, by continued applause) for a repetition; as, the encores were numerous.
  3. v. t. To call for a repetition or reappearance of; as, to encore a song or a singer.
  4. n. an extra or repeated performance; usually given in response to audience demand
  5. v. request an encore, from a performer
  6. Once more; again; -- used by the auditors and spectators of plays, concerts, and other entertainments, to call for a repetition of a particular part. A call or demand (as, by continued applause) for a repetition; as, the encores were numerous. 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.
  7. Once more; again; -- used by the auditors and spectators ofplays, concerts, and other entertainments, to call for a repetitionof a particular part.
  8. v:9/n:91 n. an extra or repeated performance; usually given in response to audience demand v. request an encore, from a performer