replay

[ verb ree-pley; noun ree-pley ]
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verb (used with object)
  1. to play again, as a record or tape.

noun
  1. an act or instance of replaying.

  2. a repetition of all or part of a broadcast or of the playing of a phonograph record, videocassette, etc.

  1. a rematch.

  2. Informal. a repetition, recurrence, or reenactment: The recession could be a replay of the Great Depression.

Origin of replay

1
First recorded in 1880–85; re- + play

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British Dictionary definitions for replay

replay

noun(ˈriːˌpleɪ)
  1. Also called: action replay television a showing again of a sequence of action, esp of part of a sporting contest immediately after it happens either in slow motion (a slow-motion replay) or at normal speed

  2. a rematch

verb(riːˈpleɪ)
  1. to play again (a record, television sequence, sporting contest, etc)

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