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encored

encored is the simple past and past participle of encore.

Meaning of encore

Verb

encore (third-person singular simple present encores, present participle encoring, simple past and past participle encored)

  1. (transitive) To call for an extra performance or repetition of, or by.
    • to encore a performer
  2. (intransitive) To call for an encore.
  3. (intransitive) To perform an encore.
    • In youth we encore the sentiment, 'Oh, bless my country, Heaven! he said, and died:' but, as we advance in life, we think, 'How weak it is to pity Cato's case, Who might have lived, and had a handsome place!'1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “An Allusion to the Past”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 49

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Words formed from encored

Questions about encored

What is encored the simple past and past participle of?
Encored is the simple past and past participle of encore.

Words near encored in the dictionary

  1. encopretic
  2. encorafenib
  3. encorbelment
  4. encorbelments
  5. encore
  6. encored
  7. encores
  8. encoring
  9. encorporate
  10. encorporated
  11. encorporates

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Adapted from Wiktionary: encored (page history and authors); encore (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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