Encore

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Encore \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.
     [1913 Webster]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Encore \En`core"\, n.
     A call or demand (as, by continued applause) for a
     repetition; as, the encores were numerous.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Encore \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.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           [Rebecca] insisted upon encoring one of the duets.
                                                    --Thackeray.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  encore
       n : an extra or repeated performance; usually given in response
           to audience demand
       v : request an encore, from a performer

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  45 Moby Thesaurus words for "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