| Encore 1. (n.) A call for and repetition or reappearance; as, an encore of a performance. 2. (adv. / interj.) Once more; again; -- used by the auditors and spectators of plays, concerts, and other entertainments, to call for a repetition of a particular part. 3. (n.) A call or demand (as, by continued applause) for a repetition; as, the encores were numerous. Thesaurus Entries acclaim, acclamation, afresh, again, anew, another time, applause, big hand, bis, burst of applause, cheer, clap, clapping, clapping of hands, da capo, de novo, ditto, echo, eclat, freshly, from the beginning, hand, handclap, handclapping, hear, new, newly, once again, once more, ovation, over, over again, plaudit, popularity, repeat, repeat performance, replay, replaying, reprise, return match, round of applause, thunder of applause, twice over, two times, yet again |