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semi-final

noun

Meaning

  1. A playoff in the round with only four players or teams left, the stage before the final.
  2. (general) A competition that narrows a field of contestants (semifinalists) to a set of finalists, for a subsequent final.

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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