See Also: rerun(dictionary)
rerun 1, noun(dictionary)
rerun 2, verb(dictionary)

rerun (iou)



rerun verb & noun. Also re-run. E19.
[from RE- + RUN verb, noun.]
A. verb trans. Infl. as RUN verb; pa. t. usu. -ran [-'ran], pa. pple -run. Run (a thing) again; spec. show (a film, television programme, etc.) again; subject again to an experimental or computational procedure. E19.
Punch A..race had to be rerun. fig.: E. Jong Isadora..can only..rerun the accident again and again in her brain.
b. noun. The action or an instance of rerunning something; a repeated film, television programme, etc.; the repeated performance of a computer program; gen. a repeated occurrence or attempt. M20.
Daily Telegraph A re-run of last year's rebellion. Listener Television addicts can watch..endless reruns of situation comedies.