SEMIFINAL

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

One of the two competitions in the next to the last round of an elimination tournament

Synonyms:

semi; semifinal

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("semifinal" is a kind of...):

match (a formal contest in which two or more persons or teams compete)

Holonyms ("semifinal" is a part of...):

elimination tournament (a tournament in which losers are eliminated in successive rounds)

Derivation:

semifinalist (one of four competitors remaining in a tournament by elimination)