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Definition of Semifinal
1. Noun. One of the two competitions in the next to the last round of an elimination tournament.
Group relationships: Elimination Tournament
Generic synonyms: Match
Derivative terms: Semifinalist
Definition of Semifinal
1. Noun. (sports) A playoff in the round with only four players or teams left, the stage before the final. ¹
2. Noun. ''(General)'' A competition that narrows a field of contestants (''semifinalists'') to a set of finalists, for a subsequent final. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Semifinal
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Semifinal
Literary usage of Semifinal
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Tribune Almanac and Political Register by Horace Greeley (1901)
"semifinal round—QA Shaw, Jr., Boston, beat H. Payne Whitney, New-York, 15—4,
6—15, 15—6, 17—15; EH Miles, Tuxedo, beat Austin Potter, New-York, 15—7, 15—1, ..."
2. A Comparative Study of Directed and Undirected Teaching by Francis Shreve (1922)
"... AND COMPARABLE GROUPS PERCENTAGE OF GAIN OR Loss No. of Pairs Preliminary
semifinal Subject of Classes to semifinal to Final CONTINUOUS GROUPS Algebra 7 ..."
3. Vocabulary Centers, Grades 4-5 by Sandi Johnson (2006)
"A semifinal is a game that decides who will play in the final. Our team won the
semifinal and then lost the final. Super Prefixes Super Prefixes EMC 3351 ..."
4. The Arena by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1905)
"15000 is considered a small gate, and last March when the semifinal tie between
Manchester City and Sheffield (in the English cup-competition) was played, ..."
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