quarter-final

quarter-final
quarˈter-fiˈnal noun
The round before the semi-final in a knockout competition
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Main Entry:quarter

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quarter-final UK US noun [countable] [singular quarter-final plural quarter-finals]
one of four games played between the eight players or teams still left in a competition. The winners of the quarter-finals play each other in the semi-finals .
Thesaurus: sports events and competitionshyponym general words relating to sports and gamessynonym

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ˌquarter-ˈfinal [quarter-final quarter-finals] noun
(in sports or competitions) one of the four games or matches to decide the players or teams for the ↑semi-finals of a competition

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