1 (BrE, sport) a game that is played again because neither side won in the previous game
2 the playing again of a short section of a film/movie, tape, etc. especially to look at or listen to sth more carefully:
We watched a replay of the wedding on video.
seealsoACTIONREPLAY
3 (informal) something that is repeated or happens in exactly the same way as it did before:
This election will not be a replay of the last one.
verb [VN]
1 [usuallypassive] to play a football game, etc. again because neither team won the first game:
The game will now have to be replayed on Tuesday.
2 to play again sth that has been recorded on tape, film, etc:
The police replayed footage of the accident over and over again. * (figurative) He replayed the scene in his mind (= he thought about it many times).
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is replay a noun, verb, or something else?
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