rematch

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rematch

  • /ˈɹiː.mætʃ/
  • /ɹiːˈmætʃ/

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Proto-Italic *wre-

Latin re-der.

Old French re-bor.

Middle English re-

English re-

English match

English rematch

From re- + match.

noun rematches

  1. 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.
  2. 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.

verb rematches · rematching · rematched

  1. To bring opponents together for such a contest.
  2. To stage such a contest.
  3. transitive To match again or anew. We had to rematch the mixed-up parts.

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