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Rerun
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- 1 An act or instance of rerunning; a repetition.
"Even some strong supporters of leaving the UK worry that an early re-run would be doomed to failure."
- 2 a program that is broadcast again wordnet
- 3 A television program shown after its initial presentation, particularly many weeks after its initial presentation; a repeat. US
"I'm not a fan of the new Simpsons episodes, but the old reruns have me in stitches, although I've seen them countless times."
- 4 Another printing run (impression; batch of copies of a given edition) of a book, cartoon, etc.
- 5 A political candidate who holds the same political agenda or doctrine as a past or incumbent holder of a given political office.
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- 6 A second or subsequent run of a computer program.
"Each rerun of the algorithm takes several minutes."
- 1 To run again; to repeat. transitive
"Ms. Hill has rerun those questions in her mind. “If the girls told me they want to stay where they are, I would have to leave them,” she said."
- 2 cause to perform again wordnet
- 3 To broadcast (a television program etc.) again. transitive
"They're still rerunning The Flintstones on this channel."
- 4 broadcast again, as of a film wordnet
- 5 To be broadcast again. intransitive
"Everyone is talking about Lemonade, Beyoncé's new visual album that immediately became a sensation when it debuted on HBO on Saturday night. For those who missed it (and those without a loved one's HBO Go password), Lemonade even reran just before the Game of Thrones' highly anticipated season six premiere on April 24."
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- 6 run again for office wordnet
- 7 To run (a race or other contest) again. transitive
"rerun the election"
- 8 rerun a performance of a play, for example wordnet
- 9 To run (a computer program) again. transitive
"Restart the computer and rerun the installation."
Etymology
From re- + run.
From re- + run.
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