rerun
/ˈɹiɹʌn/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.90 in modern English
5
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An act or instance of rerunning; a repetition.
noun
A television program shown after its initial presentation, particularly many weeks after its initial presentation; a repeat.
American usage
noun
A political candidate who holds the same political agenda or doctrine as a past or incumbent holder of a given political office.
noun
A second or subsequent run of a computer program.
Example Sentences
- "Even some strong supporters of leaving the UK worry that an early re-run would be doomed to failure."
- "The central concern that runs through The Technology Trap is that, unless we are very careful, our latest technological revolution may well turn out to be a tumultuous rerun of the Industrial Revolution, with dire social and political consequences."
- "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."
- "Each rerun of the algorithm takes several minutes."
- "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."
- "They're still rerunning The Flintstones on this channel."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English run English rerun From re- + run.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɹiɹʌn/
- British English: /ˈɹiːɹʌn/
Usage
- American usage
- Transitive verb
- Intransitive verb