Antonyms for encore
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : ahng-kawr, -kohr, ahn- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈɑŋ kɔr, -koʊr, ˈɑn- |
Definition of encore
Origin :- 1712, from French encore "still, yet, again" (12c.), generally explained as being from Vulgar Latin phrase *hinc ad horam "from then to this hour" (Italian ancora "again, still, yet" is said to be a French loan-word).
- Whenever any Gentlemen are particularly pleased with a Song, at their crying out Encore ... the Performer is so obliging as to sing it over again. [Steele, "Spectator" No. 314, 1712]There appears to be no evidence that either the Fr. or It. word was ever similarly used in its native country. The corresponding word both in Fr. and It. is bis; in It. da capo was formerly used. [OED]
- As a noun, from 1763; as a verb, from 1748.
- noun another round of applause; repeat
- When the "encore" was over, Alice spoke to him for the first time.
- Extract from : « Alice Adams » by Booth Tarkington
- He did not wait to ascertain if there might be a few more bars of encore.
- Extract from : « The Spoilers of the Valley » by Robert Watson
- Oh, I do certainly hope he plays that lovely Valse Poupée as an encore!
- Extract from : « A Book of Burlesques » by H. L. Mencken
- Encore un moment,” said Francis Ardry; “and when shall I see you again?
- Extract from : « Lavengro » by George Borrow
- There was no question about their enthusiasm, and an encore was inevitable.
- Extract from : « A harum-scarum schoolgirl » by Angela Brazil
- The comic man retired to an enthusiastic demand for an encore.
- Extract from : « The Angel and the Author - and Others » by Jerome K. Jerome
- She had done her best for an encore and the silence troubled her.
- Extract from : « Flamsted quarries » by Mary E. Waller
- “It means for you an encore,” said the music master, smiling at Dorothy.
- Extract from : « Dorothy's Triumph » by Evelyn Raymond
- The audience shouts with laughter, yells applause, and wants to encore.
- Extract from : « A Padre in France » by George A. Birmingham
- Why, say, even Farrar stands up and leads in the call for an encore.
- Extract from : « The House of Torchy » by Sewell Ford
Synonyms for encore
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