rerun

American  

[ree-ruhn, ree-ruhn] / riˈrʌn, ˈriˌrʌn /

verb (used with object)

reran, rerun, rerunning

1. to run again.

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noun

1. the act of rerunning.

2. a showing of a motion picture or television program after its initial run, usually some months or years later.

3. the motion picture or television program being shown again.

4. Informal. a person or thing that is merely a restatement or imitation of something familiar; rehash.

   The plot is just a rerun of every other spy story.

rerun British  

verb

1. to broadcast or put on (a film, play, series, etc) again

2. to run (a race, etc) again

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noun

1. a film, play, series, etc, that is broadcast or put on again; repeat

2. a race that is run again

3. computing the repeat of a part of a computer program

Etymology

Origin of rerun

First recorded in 1795–1805; re- + run

Example Sentences

But most TV categories felt like a rerun, given that many winners were the same as those feted at the Emmy Awards last September.

From The Wall Street Journal

The 30-minute sitcom was a comfort watch throughout much of the early aughts, with an endless loop of reruns keeping the show alive in the minds of fans long after it was canceled in 2010.

From Los Angeles Times

Previous generations grew up watching reruns of “The Brady Bunch” and “I Love Lucy” after school, when their choices on broadcast TV were scant.

From Los Angeles Times

However, he boycotted the rerun, demanding electoral reforms.

From BBC

The episode that aired the weekend he wrote that tweet was a rerun.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• echo
• recite
• rehash
• reiterate
• renew
• replay
• restate