replayed
|re-played|
🇺🇸
/riːˈpleɪ/
🇬🇧
/rɪˈpleɪ/
(replay)
play again
Etymology
'replay' originates from English, formed by the prefix 're-' (from Latin, meaning 'again') and the verb 'play' (from Old English 'plegan', meaning 'to perform or exercise').
'play' traces back to Old English 'plegan' (also seen as 'pleġan') and ultimately to Proto-Germanic *pleganą; 'replay' was created in later English by adding the prefix 're-' to 'play' to indicate repetition.
Initially it meant 'play again'; over time the meaning broadened to include 'play back a recorded performance' and 'hold a match again (replay a contest)'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Verb 1
past tense or past participle form of 'replay': to play something again (e.g., a recording, video) or to hold/perform again (e.g., a match).
They replayed the video to check the referee's decision.
Synonyms
Adjective 1
describing something that has been played again or played back; having been replayed.
A replayed match drew a larger crowd than the original.
Synonyms
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