semifinal
Meanings
noun
- A playoff in the round with only four players or teams left, the stage before the final.
- A competition that narrows a field of contestants (semifinalists) to a set of finalists, for a subsequent final.
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From Latin semifinalis, equivalent to semi- + final.
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