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en·core I. \ˈänˌkō(ə)r, -ȯ(ə)r, -ōə, -ȯ(ə) sometimes ˈäŋˌk-\ noun (-s) Usage: often attributive Etymology: French, still, yet, in addition, probably from (assumed) Vulgar Latin hinc ad horam, from Latin hinc from here (from hic this) + ad to + horam (accusative of hora hour) — more at at, hour 1. : a request usually indicative of approbation made by an audience (as by clapping or calls of encore) for the further appearance of a performer or the repetition of a particular performance — often used interjectionally 2. : the further appearance of a performer or an additional performance requested by an audience II. transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) : to request (as by clapping or calls of encore) a repetition or the further appearance of < encore a song > |