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rescreening

rescreening

4.2
A second public showing of a film or play
  • noun
  • /ˌriːˈskriːnɪŋ/
translation icon : reproyección
  • The theater announced a rescreening of the classic film this weekend.

Examples

  • Due to high demand, the theater organized a rescreening of the popular movie.

  • Fans were excited about the rescreening of the classic play at the local arts center.

  • The festival's rescreening allowed more people to see the award-winning documentary.

  • Did you hear about the rescreening of that documentary?

  • The cinema announced a special rescreening of the classic film for fans who missed it during its original run.

  • After seeing the popular documentary, many were excited about its rescreening in the theater next week.

  • The film festival included a rescreening of award-winning movies from previous years to celebrate their success.

Antonyms

cancellation
  • Texting
63 1.9

Stopping something planned so it no longer happens

How Frequent

rerun
69 2.5
re-release
  • UK
3.6
rescreening
4.2
screening
21 2.8

Surface Forms

rescreening singular
rescreenings plural

Morphology

rescreening = screening (transparent) = re + screen + ing

For learners who know 'screening' in the film-showing sense, 'rescreening' clearly means a screening again or another screening.

Etymology

Rescreening comes from re- 'again' and screen 'a movie screen', so it literally means showing a film on the screen once more.