repeat
n. countablen. something that happens or is done again in the same way. You often use this for a television show that is being broadcast again.
n. an event, action, or occurrence that is a duplicate of a previous one. Frequently used in broadcasting to denote a previously aired programme or in music to indicate a section to be played again.
The channel is showing a repeat of last night's game.
The doctor gave her a repeat for her prescription so she wouldn't have to visit the clinic again.
The team is desperate to avoid a repeat of last year's disastrous performance in the final round of the tournament.
From Middle English repeten, from Old French repeter, from Latin repetō, repetere, from the prefix re- (“again”) + peto (“attack, beseech”).
Often functions as an attributive noun in phrases like 'repeat performance' or 'repeat prescription'.