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verb
- 1. show, stage, or perform again: "she can stop the video and rerun a short sequence"
noun
- 1. an event or programme which is run again: "the World Cup rerun"
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RERUN definition: 1. to show a television programme, film, etc. again: 2. a programme or film that has already been…. Learn more.
noun. re· run ˈrē-ˌrən. (ˌ)rē-ˈrən. : the act or action or an instance of rerunning : repetition. especially : a movie or television show that is rerun. Examples of rerun in a Sentence. Verb Last week's show is being rerun tomorrow night. They reran the race, but the result was the same. He reran the software on my computer.
verb. to broadcast or put on (a film, play, series, etc) again. to run (a race, etc) again. noun. a film, play, series, etc, that is broadcast or put on again; repeat. a race that is run again. computing the repeat of a part of a computer program. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of rerun 1. First recorded in 1795–1805; re- + run.
Definitions of rerun. noun. a program that is broadcast again. “she likes to watch `I love Lucy' reruns ” see more. verb. broadcast again, as of a film. synonyms: rebroadcast. see more. verb. rerun a performance of a play, for example. see more. verb. cause to perform again. “We have to rerun the subjects--they misunderstood the instructions”
a program or movie that has already been shown before on television: This week's movies are all reruns. [ C usually singular ] UK. something that happens or is done again: The Party is demanding a rerun of the poll.
If you say that something is a re-run of a particular event or experience, you mean that what happens now is very similar to what happened in the past.
1. to run or run off again. n. 2. the act of rerunning. 3. a. the showing of a motion picture or television program after its initial run or showing. b. the motion picture or television program being shown again. 4. a restatement or imitation of something familiar; rehash. [1795–1805]
Rerun definition: The act or an instance of rebroadcasting a recorded movie or a recorded television performance.
an event, such as a race or competition, that is held again. Officials have ordered a rerun of the last race. something that is done in the same way as something in the past. We wanted to avoid a rerun of last year's disastrous trip. See rerun in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: rerun.
RERUN definition: a television or radio programme or film that is broadcast again. Learn more.
