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UK
/sˌɛmɪfˈaɪnəl/
]
[ US /ˌsɛmaɪˈfaɪnəɫ, ˌsɛmiˈfaɪnəɫ, ˌsɛmɪˈfaɪnəɫ/ ]
[ US /ˌsɛmaɪˈfaɪnəɫ, ˌsɛmiˈfaɪnəɫ, ˌsɛmɪˈfaɪnəɫ/ ]
NOUN
- one of the two competitions in the next to the last round of an elimination tournament
How To Use semifinal In A Sentence
- It will also host the handball final and semifinals, wheelchair rugby and wheelchair basketball. Times, Sunday Times
- He used a "set of prison bars for the name Bernie Madoff" in his example for "brachygraphy" in the semifinals and later made a reference to the "The Jeffersons," a TV sitcom that went off the air some 10 years before the oldest of the spellers was born. Pa. girl wins Bee with 'cymotrichous'
- The eight teams will play a round-robin tournament beginning on July 21, with the top four advancing to single-elimination semifinals.
- Semifinalists will be required to submit copies of their entire dissertation for the final selection process.
- At least in semifinals and finals, ladies, the time for best of five has come. Times, Sunday Times
- Any predictions for the second semifinal of team Dragon versus CovaNoil?
- The closing minutes of the first semifinal heat saw a strong set, some jumbled take-offs and a few crowd-pleasing wipeouts.
- No, he didn't win it, but check out his record: four times a semifinalist, four times a quarter-finalist. Times, Sunday Times
- The Panthers posted a 6-2 victory against No. 8 Moon in the quarterfinals, then earned a title berth with a convincing 14-2 win against No. 4 seed Belle Vernon Area in the semifinals. Post-gazette.com - News
- Niclas Wallin rewarded their return with a goal in overtime as the Carolina Hurricanes netted a 3-2 victory to take a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals Monday night. USATODAY.com - Hurricanes strike late to tie, then stun Devils in OT