encore

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an extra or repeated performance; usually given in response to audience demand
  2. verb request an encore, from a performer

Etymology

Borrowed from French encore (“more, again”), and once used in this sense.

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