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rerun

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rerun
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rerun1 /ˈriːrʌn/ noun [countable]
 Word Family: noun: run, rerun, runner, running, overrun; verb: run, outrun, overrun, rerun; adjective: running, runny; adverb: running
1. a film or television programme that is being shown again on television
   SYN  repeat:
    We watched a rerun of ‘I Love Lucy.’
2. something that happens in the same way as something that happened before
   SYN  repeat:
    The government wants to avoid a rerun of last year’s crisis.

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rerun2 /riːˈrʌn/ verb (past tense reran /-ˈræn/, past participle rerun, present participle rerunning) [transitive]
 Word Family: noun: run, rerun, runner, running, overrun; verb: run, outrun, overrun, rerun; adjective: running, runny; adverb: running
1. to show a film or television programme again on television
   SYN  repeat
2. to do something in the same way as before
   SYN  repeat
3. to arrange for a race or competition to be held again
   SYN  repeat