adv. or interj. [ F. The last part of the word is fr. L. hora hour. See Hour. ] Once more; again; -- used by the auditors and spectators of plays, concerts, and other entertainments, to call for a repetition of a particular part. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A call or demand (as, by continued applause) for a repetition;
v. t.
[ Rebecca ] insisted upon encoring one of the duets. Thackeray. [ 1913 Webster ]