rematch
noun
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Pronunciation: /ˈɹiː.mætʃ/ / /ɹiːˈmætʃ/
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English match English rematch From re- + match.
- A repeated contest staged between the same opponents or teams which played a previous contest.
“After being beaten in pool by Melanie, John asked for a rematch.”
- A reunion of a former couple into a new relationship.
“The general requisites for remarriage are simply an evaluation of past failures and good, sincere intentions for the rematch.”
“It was Affleck who canceled their 2003 wedding four days before the event, citing the attendant media circus, but when they canceled the rematch, a planned wedding at his Georgia estate, it was by mutual consent.”
verb
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English match English rematch From re- + match.
- To bring opponents together for such a contest.
- To stage such a contest.
- To match again or anew.
“We had to rematch the mixed-up parts.”