semifinal

[ sem-ee-fahyn-l, sem-ahy- ]

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adjective

of or relating to the round preceding the final one in a tournament from which losers are eliminated.
(in boxing) of or relating to the second most important bout on a card, usually immediately preceding the main bout.

noun

a semifinal contest or round.
(in boxing) the second most important bout on a card.

semifinal

/ ˌ��ɛ��ɪˈ�ڲ�ɪ��ə�� /

noun

1. the round before the final in a competition
2. ( as modifier )
  the semifinal draw

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Word History and Origins

Origin of semifinal¹

First recorded in 1880–85; semi- + final

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For Chiles, her junior-year return to Westwood ended a cut above her first year in blue and gold when the Bruins fell in the national semifinals.

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Ridley’s “America’s Got Talent” journey ended at the semifinals after she performed her rendition of Whitney Houston’s “I Have Nothing.”

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Narbonne had just lost a City Section semifinal playoff game to El Camino Real, denying the Gauchos a chance to play at Dodger Stadium.

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He won second place in the MIT Battlecode’s high school division and advanced to the Google Code Jam Coding Contest semifinal, a global coding competition.

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The teams meet again next week in South Florida, where aggregate goals over the two-leg playoff will determine which side will advance to the semifinals.

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semievergreen semifinalist

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