ENCORE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of encore in English

(Definition of encore from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
(Definition of encore from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of encore

encore
I couldn't help but think of how an encore career might harness his talent to rebuild schools, community centers etc.
We were halfway through the encore trying to figure out a cover tune that none of us really knew.
We're airing this encore story that looks at whether medicine will still be a good career choice for a fourth generation.
From NPR
They did at least a 40-45 minute encore, which was full of joy and dancing.
He insists he is not aiming for an encore performance of an injury-shortened spring and a dynamic summer.
Naturally, the crowd went insane for an encore.
He suggested focusing religious communities on the encore movement, noting that 70 percent of boomers claim a faith.
That number doesn't even include on-demand or streaming data, nor audiences who watched encore broadcasts the next day.
For individuals, encore careers are a natural outcome of becoming clearer about how your priorities are shifting.
So this bull could have quite an encore before its over.
From CNBC
As it turns out, there is enough time for an encore.
I couldn't help but wonder how many of the world's problems would be solved if all of this "encore career" potential was harnessed and released.
Four of them appear near the end of the books, where the favorites, the curtain-closers, the encores, go.
So far tonight, they have played nine songs; this one is kicking off the encore.
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Translations of encore

in Chinese (Traditional)
(演出結束後的)加演節目…
in Chinese (Simplified)
(演出结束后的)加演节目…
in Spanish
¡otra!, bis…
in Portuguese
bis!, bis…
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in Italian
アンコール…
tekrar, bis, 'Bravo' bir daha…
rappel, bis…
bis…
Bis!, toegift…
ekstranummer…
dakapo!, en gång till!, extranummer…
lagi…
die Zugabe…
ekstranummer, dakapo…
біс! виконання на “біс”…
бис!…
أُعنِية مُستَعادة…
přídavek, opakovat!…
ulangan…
การแสดงซ้ำอีกครั้งตามคำเรียกร้องของผู้ชม…
nữa đi…
bis…
앙코르…
bis…
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