The spelling 'rerun' is also used. The form 're-run' is used in the present tense and is also the past participle of the verb. The noun is pronounced /ri:rʌn/. The verb is pronounced /ri:rʌn/.
( re-ran)
1.
If you say that something is a re-run of a particular event or experience, you mean that what happens now is very similar to what happened in the past.
It was the world’s second worst air disaster, a horrific re-run of the runway collision in 1977...
= repeat
N-SING : N of n
2.
If someone re-runs a process or event, they do it or organize it again.
Edit the input text and re-run the software...
VERB : V n
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Re-run is also a noun.
In the re-run he failed to make the final at all, finishing sixth.
N-COUNT
3.
If an election is re-run , it is organized again, for example because the correct procedures were not followed or because no candidate got a large enough majority.
The ballot was re-run on Mr Todd’s insistence after accusations of malpractice.
VERB : usu passive , be V-ed
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Re-run is also a noun.
The opposition has demanded a re-run of parliamentary elections held yesterday.
N-COUNT : oft N of n
4.
To re-run a film, play, or television programme means to show it or put it on again.
They re-ran the World Cup final on a big screen.
VERB : V n
5.
A re-run is a film, play, or television programme that is shown or put on again.
Viewers will have to make do with tired re-runs and second-rate movies...
= repeat
N-COUNT : usu with supp , oft N of n