Reair

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A television program shown after its initial presentation.

    "“If something breaks during the day, work hours up until the evening, we’ll cut in — if we’re in the middle of, let’s say, a magazine program or a podcast on tape or a re-air of the game,” Radovich said."

Verb
  1. 1
    To broadcast (a television program etc.) again. transitive

    "In honor of the milestone, PBS SoCal on Friday will reair “Henry T. Segerstrom: Imagining the Future,” a 2016 documentary that weaves together interviews, personal photographs, historical footage and oral history to describe Segerstrom’s life and the scope and breadth of his legacy."

  2. 2
    To be broadcast again. intransitive

    "One of two of the Hallmark Channel films Meghan starred in—Dater’s Handbook—will be conveniently re-airing on March 11, likely just weeks from the birth of her child."

  3. 3
    To air or let forth again. transitive

    "to reair one's grievances"

Example

More examples

"In honor of the milestone, PBS SoCal on Friday will reair “Henry T. Segerstrom: Imagining the Future,” a 2016 documentary that weaves together interviews, personal photographs, historical footage and oral history to describe Segerstrom’s life and the scope and breadth of his legacy."

Etymology

From re- + air.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.