encore
noun · verb
Simple meaning
An extra or repeated performance.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈɑnkɔɹ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
An extra or repeated performance; usually given in response to audience demand
A brief extra performance, done after the main performance is complete.
A call or demand (as by continued applause) for a repeat performance.
verb
transitive
To call for an extra performance or repetition of, or by.
Request an encore, from a performer
intransitive
To call for an encore.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: An extra or repeated performance; usually given in response to audience demand
Used this way, encore is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use encore
- “The band played one more song as an encore for the cheering crowd.”noun
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