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Definition of replay noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

replay

noun
 
/ˈriːpleɪ/
 
/ˈriːpleɪ/
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  1. (sport) a game that is played again because neither side won in the previous game
    • United won the replay 3–1.
    • a replay against Real Madrid
    Extra Examples
    • They earned a replay with their 1–1 draw.
    • They scored a late goal to force a replay.
    • the replay between Liverpool and Portsmouth
    • He will not be available for the FA Cup replay with Portsmouth.
    Topics Sports: ball and racket sportsb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • final
    • first-round
    • quarter-final
    verb + replay
    • earn
    • force
    preposition
    • replay against
    • replay with
    • replay between
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  2. the playing again of a short section of a film, tape, etc. especially to look at or listen to something more carefully
    • The replay showed that the ball was over the line.
    see also action replay, instant replay
    Extra Examples
    • On the big screen they showed the replay.
    • The replay is used on disputed decisions.
    • The replay shows that it was a handball.
    • the endless television replays of the attack
    Topics TV, radio and newsc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • action
    • instant
    • slow-motion
    verb + replay
    • see
    • view
    • watch
    replay + verb
    • show something
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  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.
See replay in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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