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sem⋅i⋅fi⋅nal

  [sem-ee-fahyn-l, sem-ahy-] Sports.
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–adjective
1. of or pertaining to the round preceding the final one in a tournament from which losers are eliminated.
2. (in boxing) of or pertaining to the second most important bout on a card, usually immediately preceding the main bout.
–noun
3. a semifinal contest or round.
4. (in boxing) the second most important bout on a card.
Origin:
1880–85; semi- + final
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sem·i·fi·nal   (sěm'ē-fī'nəl, sěm'ī-)   
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.
sem'i·fi'nal adj., sem'i·fi'nal·ist n.
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