English
rerun
Pronunciation
  • (British, noun) IPA: /ˈɹiːɹʌn/
  • (verb) IPA: /ɹiːˈɹʌn/
  • (America, noun) IPA: /ˈɹiɹʌn/, (verb) IPA: /ɹiˈɹʌn/
Noun

rerun (plural reruns)

  1. (American) 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. (political) 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 program.
    Each rerun of the algorithm takes several minutes.
Synonyms
  • (television program shown after its initial presentation) repeat
Translations Verb

rerun (reruns, present participle rerunning; past reran, past participle rerun)

  1. (transitive) To run (a previously broadcast television program) again.
  2. (transitive) To run (a race) again.
  3. (transitive) To run (a computer program) again.
Synonyms Translations
  • French: rediffuser
  • Russian: ретрансли́ровать


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