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re•wind

Pronunciation: (
—v.rē-wīnd';
—n.rē'wīnd"), [key]
—v., -wound or (Rare) -wind•ed; -wind•ing,
—n.

—v.t., v.i.
1. to wind again.
2. to wind back to or toward the beginning; reverse.

—n.
1. an act or instance of rewinding.
2. a function of a tape recorder or tape deck that causes the tape to wind backward.
3. a push button or other control for reversing or reeling, as on a tape player.
4. a camera control or mechanism used to wind film back into a film cassette.

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