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rerun.

An act or instance of rerunning; a repetition.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɹiːɹʌn/UK/ˈɹiɹʌn/US

  1. An act or instance of rerunning; a repetition.

  2. 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.

  3. Another printing run (impression; batch of copies of a given edition) of a book, cartoon, etc.

  4. A political candidate who holds the same political agenda or doctrine as a past or incumbent holder of a given political office.

  5. A second or subsequent run of a computer program.

    Each rerun of the algorithm takes several minutes.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English run English rerun From re- + run.

verb/ɹiːˈɹʌn//ɹiˈɹʌn/

  1. To run again; to repeat.

    transitive

  2. To broadcast (a television program etc.) again.

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

  3. To be broadcast again.

    intransitive

  4. To run (a race or other contest) again.

    transitive
    rerun the election

  5. To run (a computer program) again.

    transitive
    Restart the computer and rerun the installation.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English run English rerun From re- + run.

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