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semifinal

  (sĕm'ē-fī'nəl, sĕm'ī-) pronunciation
n.
  1. A match, competition, or examination that precedes the final one.
  2. One of the two competitions of the next to the last round in an elimination tournament.
semifinal sem'i·fi'nal adj.
semifinalist sem'i·fi'nal·ist n.
 
 
Word Tutor: semifinal
pronunciation

IN BRIEF: A competition that precedes the last event.

pronunciation The athlete made it to the semifinals.

 
WordNet: semifinal
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: one of the two competitions in the next to the last round of an elimination tournament
  Synonym: semi


 
Wikipedia: Semi-final

A Semi-final (or Semifinal in American English) is a match in a knockout phase of a competition. It has two usages:

  1. any post regular-season match;
  2. the two knock-out matches between the Final Four teams or individuals with the winners progressing to the grand final. The losers are knocked-out, though often take part in a third place play-off.

 
Translations: Translations for: Semi-final

Dansk (Danish)
n. - semifinale
adj. - semifinale-

Français (French)
n. - demi-finale
adj. - de demi-finale

Deutsch (German)
n. - Halbfinale, Semifinale
adj. - Halbfinal-

Ελληνική (Greek)
n., -
adj. - ημιτελικός

Italiano (Italian)
semifinale

Português (Portuguese)
n. - semifinal (f)

Русский (Russian)
полуфинальная игра

Español (Spanish)
n. - semifinal
adj. - semifinal

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - semifinal
adj. - semifinals-

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
准决赛

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 準決賽

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 준결승전, (권투에서) (메인 이벤트 직전의) 세미 파이널
adj. - 준결승의

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 準決勝試合, 準決勝
adj. - 準決勝の

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חצי-גמר, התמודדות בין 4 הקבוצות שעלו לשלב זה‬
adj. - ‮של חצי-הגמר‬


 
 

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