replay

verb

1. (transitive)To play again.

   “So I replayed my '46 scenario and asked another unstandard academic, a charismatic, disenchanted philosophy professor named George Geiger, who had been Lou Gehrig's backup on the Columbia baseball team and John Dewey's last graduate student, what I should do.”

2. (transitive)To display a recording of a previous event, especially multiple times.

   “Sundown yellow moon / I replay the past / I know every scene by heart / They all went by so fast”

   “It was a feeling so alien to his usual state of being that he was not able to put a name to it until that night, lying in bed and looking at the ceiling and replaying the day. Power.”

noun

1. An act or instance of replaying (of playing something, such as a game, again); a replaying of (something).

   “One of the features of Diablo that gives it good replay value is the ability to choose from three character types. Each has its own strengths and weaknesses, thus requiring different strategies and tactics.”

   “It's a no-frills, no-hype game that's not only original in concept but fun to play while providing massive replay value.”

   “I've been in many meetings in which the publishers wanted widely branching stories – the kind that allow (and encourage) multiple replays of the game.”

2. A repeat or subsequent playing of some or all of something which was previously broadcast or performed, or a playing of something which was recorded, such as a live event or a television broadcast, the gameplay of a computer game, etc.

   “He met Luis Suarez's cross at the far post, only for Chelsea keeper Petr Cech to show brilliant reflexes to deflect his header on to the bar. Carroll turned away to lead Liverpool's insistent protests that the ball had crossed the line but referee Phil Dowd and assistant referee Andrew Garratt waved play on, with even a succession of replays proving inconclusive.”

   “A more common use of such replays is on reality television, where we often are shown earlier scenes and moments to refresh our memories of previous events and to heighten the dramatic stakes.”

   “Of course, what I'm remembering at this point are my own endless replays, and there's no way of knowing whether they've altered subtly over the years.”

3. A (video or audio) recording of an action or event that is or can be replayed after being recorded; saved video footage (which is, or can be, replayed) of the gameplay of a computer game, a (portion of a) televised sports match, etc.

   “Show us that replay one more time.”

   “The game stores a player's progress on the cartridge and will even automatically save replays of memorable shots.”

   “When you watch a replay, a time meter appears at the bottom of the screen to show you how far you are into your replay.”

   “Manchester were compounded by the controversy over a catch I took in the second innings to dismiss Greg Blewett. […] For the rest of the session until lunch I was watching replays of the catch on the big screen and even in slow motion […]”

   “A further factor to consider is the value of showing several replays of the same move but from different camera angles. This seems to add importance to the event shown. The transcendence of the action on the football field is greater when […]”

4. A replayed match, often after the first game or match ended in a draw; a rematch.

   “As late as 1971 he was still chasing silverware, helping Real reach the European Cup-Winners' Cup final where they were beaten in a replay by a Peter Osgood goal for Chelsea.”

5. A repetition of another event, scene, or occurrence; a recurrence or reenactment.

   “Lucia is now the wealthy wife of a well-known orchestra conductor, but like Max she is irresistibly drawn into a replay of their intense liasison, with tragic consequences.”

   “A series about two single, late-30-to early-40-something sisters begins with a replay of the balcony scene from Romeo and Juliet.”

   “But Level 5 is a replay with a subtle twist, resetting the plot of Hiroshima mon amour in the context of the events at Okinawa that preceded the catastrophe of Hiroshima.”