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replay


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.
  3. instant replay.
  4. a rematch.
  5. Informal. a repetition, recurrence, or reenactment: The recession could be a replay of the Great Depression.

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)
v.

1862, in sporting jargon, from re- “again” + play (v.). Of recordings, attested from 1917. Related: Replayed; replaying. The noun is from 1895, “a replayed match” (in sports).

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