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rematch

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English

Etymology

From re- +‎ match.

Pronunciation

Noun

rematch (plural rematches)

  1. A repeated contest staged between the same opponents or teams which played a previous contest.
    Coordinate term: grudge match
    After being beaten in pool by Melanie, John asked for a rematch.
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    • 1977, Stanley A. Ellisen, “The Marriage Relation: Where Angels Fear to Tread”, in Divorce and Remarriage in the Church, Grands Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan, →ISBN, page 24:
      The general requisites for remarriage are simply an evaluation of past failures and good, sincere intentions for the rematch.
    • 2005, “Unanswered Questions”, in Richard Sanders, editor, People Yearbook 2005: The Best & Worst of the Year, New York, N.Y.: People Books, →ISBN, page 84:
      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.
    • 2009, Nancy Felix, “The Art of the Rematch – When Things Go Wrong”, in Oh My, Au Pair! A Complete Guide to Hiring and Hosting an Au Pair, Indianapolis, Ind.: Dog Ear Publishing, →ISBN, page 133:
      The au pair agencies will tell you that only about one in ten matches ends in a rematch.

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Verb

rematch (third-person singular simple present rematches, present participle rematching, simple past and past participle 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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