replay

American  

[ree-pley, ree-pley] / riˈpleɪ, ˈriˌpleɪ /

verb (used with object)

1. to play again, as a record or tape.

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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.

replay British  

noun

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

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verb

1. to play again (a record, television sequence, sporting contest, etc)

Etymology

Origin of replay

First recorded in 1880–85; re- + play

Example Sentences

Team owners approved a rule Tuesday allowing the league to intervene from its New York headquarters and correct officiating errors in real time using replay technology.

From Los Angeles Times

All day, it had been a replay of that old First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Student Association debate.

From Literature

The final against Yugoslavia then ended 1-1 and Italy eventually won 2-0 two days later when the sides reconvened for a replay.

From BBC

Umpire Aurelie Tourte watched a replay on her tablet and ruled Draper was guilty of hindrance - of making either an action or a noise to disturb an opponent - and awarded the Russian the point.

From BBC

Mr. Jacobs and Ms. Coppola have known each other for so long that they perhaps rely, like many close friends, on conversational shorthand so as not to replay well-worn material.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• echo
• recite
• rehash
• reiterate
• renew
• restate