encore

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Thân thiện

The audience cheers for an encore after the concert.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • An additional or repeated performance, typically of a short piece, given by a performer in direct response to enthusiastic audience demand at the end of a concert or show.

2. Verb:

   • To call for or request an extra or repeated performance from a performer by shouting "Encore!" or through sustained applause.

Usage and Examples

• As a Noun: The singer returned to the stage for two encores after the main concert ended.The audience's cheers for an encore were so loud the band had to come back out.

• As a Verb: The crowd encored the pianist until he sat back down at the keyboard.We all encored the violinist by shouting and clapping.

Advanced Usage and Nuances

• The word "encore" itself is often shouted by an audience as a demand for more. It originates from the French word for "again."
• In a formal or written context, it can describe any repeated or additional performance, not just in music. For example:
• The concept implies that the main performance has concluded, and the encore is a bonus granted due to exceptional audience appreciation.

Variants and Related Words

• Reperformance (n): A more formal term for the act of performing something again.
• Curtain call (n): The appearance of performers at the end of a show to acknowledge applause, which often precedes or prompts calls for an encore.

Synonyms

• Noun: Reprise, repeat performance, extra.
• Verb: Recall, summon back, call back.

Related Phrases and Idioms

• To get an encore: To receive a demand for an additional performance.
• Encore performance: Can refer to a literal repeated show or be used metaphorically.

Học thuật

Noun

1. an extra or repeated performance; usually given in response to audience demand

Verb

1. request an encore, from a performer