encore
encore is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
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.
- 2.A call or demand (as, by continued applause) for a repetition; as, the encores were numerous.
- 3.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.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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Definition-first questions whose answer is encore.
- What is once more; again; -- used by the auditors and spectators of plays, concerts, and other entertainments, to call for a repetition of a particular part called?
- What is a call or demand (as, by continued applause) for a repetition; as, the encores were numerous called?
- What is 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 called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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