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Meaning of rerun

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

rerun

Pronunciation:/ˈɹiːɹʌn//ɹiˈɹʌn/

noun

Definitions

  1. A television program shown after its initial presentation — particularly many weeks after its initial presentation; a repeat.

  2. Another printing run (impression; batch of copies of a given edition) of a book, cartoon, etc.

  3. A political candidate who holds the same political agenda or doctrine as a past or incumbent holder of a given political office.

  4. A second or subsequent run of a program.

    Example: Each rerun of the algorithm takes several minutes.

verb

Definitions

  1. To run (a previously broadcast television program) again.

  2. To run (a race) again.

  3. To run (a computer program) again.