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