Rerun

//ɹiːˈɹʌn// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 2
    a program that is broadcast again wordnet
  3. 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. 4
    Another printing run (impression; batch of copies of a given edition) of a book, cartoon, etc.
  5. 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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  1. 6
    A second or subsequent run of a computer program.

    "Each rerun of the algorithm takes several minutes."

Verb
  1. 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. 2
    cause to perform again wordnet
  3. 3
    To broadcast (a television program etc.) again. transitive

    "They're still rerunning The Flintstones on this channel."

  4. 4
    broadcast again, as of a film wordnet
  5. 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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  1. 6
    run again for office wordnet
  2. 7
    To run (a race or other contest) again. transitive

    "rerun the election"

  3. 8
    rerun a performance of a play, for example wordnet
  4. 9
    To run (a computer program) again. transitive

    "Restart the computer and rerun the installation."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From re- + run.

Etymology 2

From re- + run.

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