RERUN
What does "RERUN" mean?
A repeat broadcast of a program, or to run or show something again.
Meanings
- A repeated showing of a television program or film. On rainy Sundays we watch old sitcom reruns.
- To show, broadcast, or perform something again. The channel reran the finale by popular demand.
- To execute a process, test, or race over again. Engineers had to rerun the experiment after the power dip.
- A tediously familiar repeat of a past situation. Their argument was a rerun of last year's fight. figurative
Word origin
A 20th-century compound of 're-' ('again') and 'run', from Old English 'rinnan' ('to flow, run'); popularized by the broadcast television era.
Remember it
RE + RUN: run the tape again. The double R even looks like a loop starting over.
A little poem
We know the punchline, yet we stay to hear-
comfort is a story without fear.
couplet
Wordplay
- My life feels like a rerun lately. Same plot, same mistakes - but at least I already know how it ends.
What it teaches
We rewatch the familiar not to be surprised but to be safe; sometimes that is exactly what we need.
Quick facts
What does RERUN mean?
A repeat broadcast of a program, or to run or show something again.
Is RERUN a valid word?
Yes — RERUN is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is RERUN?
RERUN has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does RERUN come from?
A 20th-century compound of 're-' ('again') and 'run', from Old English 'rinnan' ('to flow, run'); popularized by the broadcast television era.
What can RERUN teach us?
We rewatch the familiar not to be surprised but to be safe; sometimes that is exactly what we need.
How players do
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