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ENCORE

Pronunciation (US):

• ENCORE (noun)
The noun ENCORE has 1 sense:

1. an extra or repeated performance; usually given in response to audience demand

Familiarity information: ENCORE used as a noun is very rare.

• ENCORE (verb)
The verb ENCORE has 1 sense:

1. request an encore, from a performer

Familiarity information: ENCORE used as a verb is very rare.

• ENCORE (noun)

Sense 1

encore ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

An extra or repeated performance; usually given in response to audience demand

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("encore" is a kind of...):

performance (the act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment)

• ENCORE (verb)

Sense 1

encore ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Request an encore, from a performer

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "encore" is one way to...):

bespeak; call for; quest; request (express the need or desire for; ask for)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

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(English proverb)
"Each person is his own judge."
(Native American proverb, Shawnee)
"Plant each day and you will eat."
(Arabic proverb)
"Cover your candle, it will light more."
(Egyptian proverb)

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