encore
pronunciation
How to pronounce encore in British English:
UK [ˈɒŋkɔ:(r)]
How to pronounce encore in American English:
US [ˈɑŋkɔ(r)]
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- Noun:
- an extra or repeated performance; usually given in response to audience demand
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- Verb:
- request an encore, from a performer
Word Origin
- encore (interj.)
- 1712, from French encore "still, yet, again, also, furthermore" (12c.), generally explained as being from Vulgar Latin phrase *hinc ad horam "from then to this hour," or (in) hanc horam "(to) this hour" (Italian ancora "again, still, yet" is said to be a French loan-word).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] There appears to be no evidence that either the Fr. or It. word was ever similarly used in its native country. The corresponding word both in Fr. and It. is bis; in It. da capo was formerly used. [OED] As a noun, from 1763; as a verb, from 1748. Related: Encored.
Synonym
Example
- 1. With enthusiasm and verve , mr. freedman describes how the encore stage has worked for a range of people .
- 2. In a similar way , mr. freedman says , demographic shifts are now creating the conditions for the new encore stage of life .
- 3. Why not stop the encore now ?
- 4. What are you gonna do for an encore ? Walk on water ?
- 5. The features currently only available on paid shazam encore and shazam 's red apps on the iphone and ipod touch .