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en⋅core

  [ahng-kawr, -kohr, ahn-] interjection, noun, verb, -cored, -cor⋅ing.
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–interjection
1. again; once more (used by an audience in calling for an additional number or piece).
–noun
2. a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc.
3. the performance or reappearance in response to such a demand: He chose a Chopin nocturne for his encore.
4. any repeated or additional performance or appearance, as a rerun of a telecast or a rematch in sports.
–verb (used with object)
5. to call for a repetition of.
6. to call for an encore from (a performer).
Origin:
1705–15; < F: still, yet, besides < L hinc hā hōrā or hinc ad hōram until this hour
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en·core   (ŏn'kôr', -kōr')   
n.  
  1. A demand by an audience for an additional performance, usually expressed by applause.
  2. An additional performance in response to the demand of an audience.
tr.v.   en·cored, en·cor·ing, en·cores
To demand an encore of.
interj.  Used to demand an additional performance.

[French, still, yet, again, probably from Vulgar Latin *hinc ad hōram, from that to this hour : Latin hinc, from here (from hic, this) + Latin ad, to; see ad- + Latin hōram, accusative of hōra, hour; see hour.]
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Encore

En`core"\, adv. or interj. [F. The last part of the word is fr. L. hora hour. See Hour.] Once more; again; -- used by the auditors and spectators of plays, concerts, and other entertainments, to call for a repetition of a particular part.

Encore

En`core"\, n. A call or demand (as, by continued applause) for a repetition; as, the encores were numerous.

Encore

En`core"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Encored; p. pr. & vb. n. Encoring.] 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.
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Language Translation for : encore
Spanish: bis,
German: die Zugabe,
Japanese: アンコール
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encore 
1712, from Fr. encore "still, yet, again," probably from V.L. phrase *hinc ad horam "from then to this hour."
"Whenever any Gentlemen are particularly pleased with a Song, at their crying out Encore ... the Performer is so obliging as to sing it over again." [Steele, "Spectator" No. 314, 1712]
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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