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.

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