[ahng-kawr, -kohr, ahn-] 
interjection, noun, verb, -cored, -cor⋅ing.| 1. | again; once more (used by an audience in calling for an additional number or piece). |
| 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. |
| 5. | to call for a repetition of. |
| 6. | to call for an encore from (a performer). |
| en·core (ŏn'kôr', -kōr') n.
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.] |
"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]