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encore

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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • \ˈän-ˌkȯr\
    • /ˈɒŋ.kɔːr/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • \ˈän-ˌkȯr\

Definitions of encore word

  • noun encore Give or call for a repeated or additional performance of (an item) at the end of a concert. 1
  • noun encore call to return to stage 1
  • noun encore further performance 1
  • interjection encore requesting further performance 1
  • transitive verb encore audience: call for encore 1
  • countable noun encore An encore is a short extra performance at the end of a longer one, which an entertainer gives because the audience asks for it. 0
See all 17 definitions of encore

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Parts of speech for Encore

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Encore

encore popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for encore

noun encore

  • repeat — repeat loop
  • curtain call — In a theatre, when actors or performers take a curtain call, they come forward to the front of the stage after a performance in order to receive the applause of the audience.
  • reprise — Usually, reprises. Law. an annual deduction, duty, or payment out of a manor or estate, as an annuity or the like.
  • return — to go or come back, as to a former place, position, or state: to return from abroad; to return to public office; to return to work.
  • repetition — the act of repeating, or doing, saying, or writing something again; repeated action, performance, production, or presentation.

adverb encore

  • over and over — above in place or position: the roof over one's head.
  • again — You use again to indicate that something happens a second time, or after it has already happened before.
  • recurrently — that recurs; occurring or appearing again, especially repeatedly or periodically.
  • by and by — presently or eventually
  • come again — Some people say 'Come again?' when they want you to repeat what you have just said.
All 19 Synonyms of encore

Antonyms for encore

noun encore

  • question — a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.
  • request — the act of asking for something to be given or done, especially as a favor or courtesy; solicitation or petition: At his request, they left.
All 2 Antonyms of encore

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