Definition of Replay
Replay
re·play
Definition/Meaning
(verb)
to play a tape recording, video, or film again;
e.g. She plans to replay the tape from the beginning to see if there is anything she missed.
(verb)
to repeat an event or sequence of events, for example to play a game again to determine a fresh outcome after an initial play ended in a tie or controversy;
e.g. They offered to replay the conversation for him so he could hear what had happened. They will replay the match because they were interrupted by poor weather.
(noun)
an instance of a recording being played over again, especially in order to examine some aspect of it more closely;
e.g. When she watched the replay, she saw that the ball had actually bounced outside the court.
(noun)
an instance of something occurring again or being repeated according to some precedent;
e.g. We didn't want a replay of the previous week's disaster, so we prepared more carefully.
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