en·core ( ŏn kôr ′)
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n.1. A demand by an audience for an additional performance, usually expressed by applause. 2. An additional performance in response to an audience's demand. 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.] |