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encore

en·core [ ón kàwr ]


noun  (plural en·cores)
Definition:
 
extra or repeated performance: an additional or repeated performance of something in response to a demand from an audience



interjection 
Definition:
 
used to demand repeat performance: used to demand an additional or repeated performance of something



transitive verb  (past and past participle en·cored, present participle en·cor·ing, 3rd person present singular en·cores)
Definition:
 
add to or repeat performance: to give an additional or repeated performance of something

[Early 18th century. < French, "still, again"]
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