Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A demand by an audience for an additional performance, usually expressed by applause.
- noun An additional performance in response to an audience's demand.
- transitive verb To demand an encore of.
- interjection Used to demand an additional performance.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A call by an audience for a repetition of some part of a performance.
- noun A repeated performance; a repetition in or as if in response to a recall: as, the conductor refused to give any encores.
- Again; once more: used in calling for a repetition of a particular part in a theatrical or musical performance.
- To call for a repetition of (a particular part of an entertainment).
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A call or demand (as, by continued applause) for a repetition.
- adverb Once more; again; -- used by the auditors and spectators of plays, concerts, and other entertainments, to call for a repetition of a particular part.
- transitive verb To call for a repetition or reappearance of.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A brief extra
performance , done after the main performance is complete. - interjection said by audience members after a performance Please perform again!
- verb To call for an extra
performance orrepetition . - verb To call for an encore.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an extra or repeated performance; usually given in response to audience demand
- verb request an encore, from a performer
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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I found that a lot of composers in this project wanted to redefine the term 'encore.'
News 2011
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I found that a lot of composers in this project wanted to redefine the term 'encore.'
News 2011
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The Purpose Prize recognizes social innovators over 60 years old who are engaged in what it calls encore careers, solving social issues.
Durangoherald.com 2009
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Some positive reviews might mean a Super Bowl encore is on the way.
As change comes for Steelers, can winning ways be saved? 2008
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Similarly, when you're listening to music played across a century from the ghost of a drowning ship, to allow your musicians to return for an encore is ... not quite right.
fudge & marshmallow creme recipes soapturtle 2007
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Actually, what we're doing for an encore is having the whole fambly come down for a day or two.
Well. 2006
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January 12, 2005 10: 09 antitext: ooh. look it's orbital. good stuff! and for those interested, and mp3 of the encore from the last orbital show can be found here.
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It was about 1710 that the word encore was introduced at the operatic performances in the Haymarket, and very much objected to by plain - going Englishmen.
Essays from 'The Guardian' Walter Pater 1866
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It’s not often that the encore is truly a showstopper above and beyond the preceding program’s actual content, but it was here.
Archive 2007-03-01 2007
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It’s not often that the encore is truly a showstopper above and beyond the preceding program’s actual content, but it was here.
Old Masters 2007
lampbane commented on the word encore
"Now can I get an encore, do you want more
Cookin' raw with the Brooklyn boy
So for one last time I need y'all to roar"
January 10, 2007
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word encore
Quelqu'un ma dit que tu mamais encore...
-Carla Bruni
July 26, 2009