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   encore

   /ˈɒŋkɔː/

   noun

   • 1. a repeated or additional performance of an item at the end of a concert, as called for by an audience: "everybody got up on stage for the final encore"

   exclamation

   • 1. again! (as called by an audience at the end of a concert): "it was Louis who shouted ‘Bravo! Encore!’"

   verb

   • 1. call for a repeated or additional performance of (an item) at the end of a concert: "several arias were encored"
   • ▪ (of a performer) give an encore: "he encored with a solo number"

   Word Origin early 18th century: French, literally ‘still, again’.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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