Rerun

Quick meaning: Rerun is a noun meaning An act or instance of rerunning; a repetition.

Meaning

An act or instance of rerunning; a repetition.

More Meanings

1. (US) A television program shown after its initial presentation, particularly many weeks after its initial presentation; a repeat.
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.
5. (transitive) To run again; to repeat.
6. (transitive) To broadcast (a television program etc.) again.
7. (intransitive) To be broadcast again.

Example Sentences

Each rerun of the algorithm takes several minutes.

They're still rerunning The Flintstones on this channel.

Even some strong supporters of leaving the UK worry that an early re-run would be doomed to failure.

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.

Word Forms

• reruns
• re-run
• rerunning
• reran

Synonyms for rerun

Depending on context, synonyms include repeat, reair, rebroadcast.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include rebroadcast, rehearsal, repetition, repeat, re-run, replay.

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