curtain call

curtain call
noun
an appearance by actors or performers at the end of the concert or play in order to acknowledge the applause of the audience (Freq. 2)
Syn: ↑bow
Hypernyms: ↑thanks

* * *

noun, pl ⋯ calls [count]
: the time when a performer returns to the stage at the end of a performance in response to the applause of the audience

The singer came back for one more curtain call.

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ˈcurtain call [curtain call curtain calls] noun
the time in the theatre when the actors come to the front of the stage at the end of a play to receive the ↑applause of the audience

The audience clapped so much that the stars had to

take

fifteen

curtain calls

.


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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