REPLAY Definition & Meaning

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replay

[ verb ree-pley; noun ree-pley ]

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verb (used with object)

to play again, as a record or tape.

noun

an act or instance of replaying.
a repetition of all or part of a broadcast or of the playing of a phonograph record, videocassette, etc.
instant replay.
a rematch.
Informal. a repetition, recurrence, or reenactment:
The recession could be a replay of the Great Depression.

replay

noun

Also calledaction 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
a rematch

verb

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

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of replay¹

First recorded in 1880–85; re- + play

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It also gave him the ability to intently watch replays of what was happening on the pitch, assess the game in real time and make any needed adjustments.

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The team used and won a pair of challenges by the third quarter, leaving them helpless when a replay showed Curry, not the Lakers, kicked the ball out of bounds.

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This is the painful memory Dani Czernuszka-Watt replays in her mind as she remembers going for the abortion she never wanted to have.

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The replays showed the maul which drove the Scotland skipper had been illegally set up, and despite Malcolm's protest, her effort was chalked off.

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Kenny has watched every game on television, joking that it has its advantages because he gets to watch replays.

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