I. re‧run¹ /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 Synonym : repeat:
We watched a rerun of ‘I Love Lucy.’

2. something that happens in the same way as something that happened before Synonym : repeat:
The government wants to avoid a rerun of last year’s crisis.

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II. re‧run² /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 Synonym : repeat

2. to do something in the same way as before Synonym : repeat

3. to arrange for a race or competition to be held again Synonym : repeat

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