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re⋅run

[v. ree-ruhn; n. ree-ruhn] verb, -ran, -run, -running, noun
–verb (used with object)
1. to run again.
–noun
2. the act of rerunning.
3. a showing of a motion picture or television program after its initial run, usually some months or years later.
4. the motion picture or television program being shown again.
5. 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.

Origin:
1795–1805; re- + run
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re·ran   (rē-rān')   
v.  Past tense and past participle of rerun.
re·run   (rē'rŭn')   
n.  The act or an instance of rebroadcasting a recorded movie or a recorded television performance.
tr.v.   (rē-rŭn') re·ran (-rān'), re·run, re·run·ning, re·runs
To present a rerun of.
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