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encore
- /ˈɒŋkɔː/ UK
- /ˈɒ̃kɔː/ UK
- /ˈɑnkoɹ/ US
- /ˈɑŋkoɹ/ US
Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French encore (“more, again”), and once used in this sense.
noun encores
- A brief extra performance, done after the main performance is complete. To play an encore.
- A call or demand (as by continued applause) for a repeat performance. The encores were numerous.
interjection encore!
- Please perform again!
verb encores · encoring · encored
- To call for an extra performance or repetition of, or by. to encore a performer
- To call for an encore.
- To perform an encore. In youth we encore the sentiment, 'Oh, bless my country, Heaven! he said, and died:' but, as we advance in life, we think, 'How weak it is to pity Cato's case, Who might have lived, and had a handsome place!'
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: yet, more, even, again, repetition, reminder, callback, background, redo, recall, booster, still, bis, call-back, recalls, afterpiece
Translations
Every language
noun brief extra performance after the main performance is complete
| Español | bis |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 앙코르 angkoreu |
| 日本語 | アンコール ankōru |
| 中文 | 安可 ānkě, 安哥 āngē, 恩可 ēnkě |
| Português | bis |
| Français | bis |
| Deutsch | Zugabe |
| Italiano | bis |
| Română | bis |
| Русский | биси́рование bisírovanije, исполне́ние на бис ispolnénije na bis |
| Tiếng Việt | bài hát lại, điệu múa lại |
| עברית | הַדְרָן hadrán |
noun a call for a repeat performance
| Português | bis |
|---|---|
| Français | bis, rappel |
| Deutsch | Zugabe |
| Ελληνικά | πρόσκληση prósklisi |
| Română | bis |
| Русский | вы́зов на бис výzov na bis |
intj please perform again
| Español | ¡otra!, ¡bis! |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 앵콜! aengkol! |
| 日本語 | アンコール！ ankōru! |
| Português | bis! |
| Français | bis! |
| Deutsch | Zugabe!, da capo! |
| Italiano | bis! |
| Română | bis! |
| Русский | бис! bis! |
| Tiếng Việt | nữa!, hát lại!, múa lại! |
verb to call for an encore
| Español | pedir un bis |
|---|---|
| Français | bisser |
Talk about this word "encore." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/encore. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. encore. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/encore "encore." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/encore.Cite this
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title = {encore},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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