See also: semi-final

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Latin semifinalis, from semi- +‎ final.

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  • Rhymes: -aɪnəl

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semifinal (plural semifinals)

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

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  • Swedish: semifinal
  • Turkish: semifinal

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semifinal f (plural semifinals)

  1. semifinal

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Pronunciation edit

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌsẽ.mi.fiˈnaw/ [ˌsẽ.mi.fiˈnaʊ̯]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌse.mi.fiˈnaw/ [ˌse.mi.fiˈnaʊ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /sɨˌmi.fiˈnal/ [sɨˌmi.fiˈnaɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /sɨˌmi.fiˈna.li/

  • Rhymes: -al, -aw
  • Hyphenation: se‧mi‧fi‧nal

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semifinal f (plural semifinais)

  1. (sports) semifinal (penultimate stage of a competition)
    Synonym: meia-final

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Etymology edit

From semi- +‎ final.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /semifiˈnal/ [se.mi.fiˈnal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: se‧mi‧fi‧nal

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semifinal f (plural semifinales)

  1. semifinal, semi-final
    Synonym: (colloquial) semi

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from English semifinal, equivalent to semi- +‎ final.

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semifinal c

  1. semifinal

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Declension of semifinal 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative semifinal semifinalen semifinaler semifinalerna
Genitive semifinals semifinalens semifinalers semifinalernas

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Turkish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from English semifinal.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /seˈmi.fi.nal/
  • Hyphenation: se‧mi‧fi‧nal

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semifinal (definite accusative semifinali, plural semifinaller)

  1. (sports) semifinal
    Synonyms: dömifinal, yarı final

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