What does "reair" mean?
A television program shown after its initial presentation.
Reair
noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A television program shown after its initial presentation.
- Grammar: reair is listed as noun, verb.
- Nearest alternatives: rebroadcast, rebroadcasting, rebroadcasts, replays.
- Usage evidence: 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.
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Definitions
Noun
- 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 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 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 To air or let forth again. transitive
"to reair one's grievances"
Example
"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."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "reair"?
Common synonyms include: rebroadcast, rebroadcasting, rebroadcasts, replays, reran, rerunning.
How do you use "reair" in a sentence?
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.