encore Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an extra or repeated performance; usually given in response to audience demand
  2. verb request an encore, from a performer

WordNet

En`core" adverb ∨ interjection
Etymology
F. The last part of the word is fr. L. hora hour. See Hour.
Definitions
  1. Once more; again; -- used by the auditors and spectators of plays, concerts, and other entertainments, to call for a repetition of a particular part.
En`core" noun
Definitions
  1. A call or demand (as, by continued applause) for a repetition; as, the encores were numerous.
En`core" transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Encored ; present participle & verbal noun Encoring
Definitions
  1. 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.

Webster 1913