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Repechage
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a round or series of rounds where competitors who have been previously defeated have another opportunity to continue in the competition
repechage
n
Example
The judo tournament included a repechage round for those who didn't advance directly.
They competed in the repechage to earn a spot in the finals.
He lost in the early rounds but had another chance to qualify through the repechage.
The repechage round allowed her to advance to the semi-finals despite losing in the quarter-finals.
After losing in the preliminaries, he trained hard to succeed in the repechage.
