rebroadcast en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-der.? Proto-Germanic *braidaz Proto-West Germanic *braid Old English brād Middle English brod English broad Proto-Germanic *kas- Proto-Germanic *kastōną Old Norse kastabor. Middle English casten English cast English broadcast English rebroadcast From re- + broadcast.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Retransmission; a repeated or relayed broadcast.
In another demonstration against the broadcast, members of GLAAD participated in a weeklong phone-in protest to the local PBS affiliate and were told a rebroadcast of the film scheduled for March 29 had been canceled.
1986 April 5, Bruce Michael Gelbert, “PBS Runs Anti-Black, Anti-Gay AIDS Show”, in Gay Community News, page 3:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| rebroadcasts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (8)
ko 재방 (broadcast again) · ko 재방송 (broadcast again) · pt reprise (broadcast again) · ja 再放送 (broadcast again) · es en diferido (broadcast again) · pt reapresentação (broadcast again) · cmn 重播 (broadcast again) · pt retransmissão (broadcast again)