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Entry 3 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Encore

/än'-kôrˌ/ · En·core · IPA /ˈɑnkoɹ/
01 adv. [or] interj. Once more; again; -- used by the auditors and spectators of plays, concerts, and other entertainments, to call for a repetition of a partic…
  1. 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.
02 n. A call or demand (as, by continued applause) for a repetition; as, the encores were numerous.
  1. 1.
    A call or demand (as, by continued applause) for a repetition; as, the encores were numerous.
03 v. t. To call for a repetition or reappearance of; as, to encore a song or a singer.
imp. & p. p. Encored; p. pr. & vb. n. Encoring
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    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.