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encore

45 4.2

An extra performance at the end of a show given after long applause

noun
/ˈɒŋkɔr/

: bis

The audience cheered for an encore after the stunning performance.
play an encore

We I did the night music, little night music and then I did an encores of anyone can whistle and I did Gypsy and I think there's another one in there.

Examples

There were also some exciting encores to close out the program beyond the main symphony.

Blog text (19)
You guys want an encore?

Trolls Band Together (2023)
We get called out for an encore, which is rare for a supporting act.

Fiction book (2001)
What are you gonna do for an encore?

Wedding Crashers (2005)
I wonder what the hell we're gonna do for an encore?

Bloodletting (1997)
The show ended after several encores, and then the dogs left the stage.

Fiction book (1999)
They wanted an encore, so we did one of my songs acoustically.

She's the Man (2006)
Concertgoers initially thought an encore was coming and continued to cheer and clap.

Blog text (9)
Top right, James Galway, sponsored by Coda, joins the Canadian Brass, sponsored by Yamaha, for an encore one evening.

Academic text (1998)
On the last page is Berlioz the Bear's music for an encore—the Flight of the Bumblebee by Rimsky-Korsakov.

Academic text (2002)

Synonyms

bis

vsencore

9.6

An extra performance requested by the audience

is given in response to sustained applause rather than explicit asking

Antonyms

finale

166 3.6

The last, most exciting part of a show or event

conclusion

164 2.2

The last part of an event, activity, or piece of writing

How Often

encore

45 4.2

reprise

6 7.0

repetition

63 2.0

Surface Forms

encore singular

encores plural

Etymology

Encore comes from the French word encore, which means 'again' or 'one more time'. At a show, an encore is an extra performance given after the main show, so the original idea of 'again' explains the modern meaning.