rerelease

verb, noun — 2 senses

rerelease

verb

Etymology From re- + release.

1

To release (a film, video game, etc.) again.

  • For example, in 1926 MGM's desire to rerelease their 1921 hit The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse led to discussions between Hays and the German ambassador.2000, Matthew Bernstein, Controlling Hollywood: Censorship and Regulation in the Studio Era:

rerelease

noun

Etymology From re- + release.

1

A rereleased item.

  • That film deserves a rerelease; it didn't get much attention when it first came out.
  • In the fall of 2016, Mike Judge's 2006 comedy film Idiocracy appeared in select theaters across the United States. Ostensibly a ten-year-anniversary event, the rerelease also happened to coincide with Donald Trump's presidential candidacy and the impending U.S. election.2018, Nicole Seymour, Bad Environmentalism, page 39:

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