re-run

Noun

rerun (plural reruns)

1. An act or instance of rerunning; a repetition.
   • Even some strong supporters of leaving the UK worry that an early re-run would be doomed to failure.2017 February 27, Mure Dickie, Henry Mance, “Theresa May’s speech to head off Scottish independence poll”, in Financial Times
2. (US) A television program shown after its initial presentation, particularly many weeks after its initial presentation; a repeat.
   • I'm not a fan of the new Simpsons episodes, but the old reruns have me in stitches, although I've seen them countless times.

   Synonyms:

   repeat

3. Another printing run (impression; batch of copies of a given edition) of a book, cartoon, etc.
4. A political candidate who holds the same political agenda or doctrine as a past or incumbent holder of a given political office.
5. A second or subsequent run of a computer program.
   • Each rerun of the algorithm takes several minutes.

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