rerun
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Is rerun a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (US) A television program shown after its initial presentation, particularly many weeks after its initial presentation; a repeat.Examples: "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."Synonyms: repeatUS
2. (publishing) Another printing run (impression; batch of copies of a given edition) of a book, cartoon, etc.
3. (politics) A political candidate who holds the same political agenda or doctrine as a past or incumbent holder of a given political office.
4. (computing) A second or subsequent run of a computer program.Examples: "Each rerun of the algorithm takes several minutes."
verb (English)
1. (transitive) To run again; to repeat.Examples: "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."transitive
2. (transitive) To broadcast (a television program etc.) again.Examples: "They're still rerunning The Flintstones on this channel."; "Earlier Sunday, MTV ran and reran a compilation of Ms. Spears’s previous appearances on the show, including her high-school hottie debut in 1999 and her on-the-lips kiss with Madonna in 2003, glossing over her lethargic dance number last year."Synonyms: reairtransitive
3. (intransitive) To be broadcast again.Examples: "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."Synonyms: reairintransitive
4. (transitive) To run (a race or other contest) again.Examples: "rerun the election"; "Thursday night, running in Lane 2 on an otherwise empty eight-lane track, at a half-empty Olympic Stadium, the United States women’s 4x100-meter relay team reran a qualifying round all by itself."transitive
5. (transitive) To run (a computer program) again.Examples: "Restart the computer and rerun the installation."transitive
Definition source: Wiktionary