Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quarterfinal

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.90 in modern English

Syllables
quar-ter-fi-nal
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of the four competitions in a knockout tournament whose winners go on to play in the two semifinals.

noun

A competition that narrows a field of contestants (quarterfinalists) to a set of semifinalists, for a subsequent final.

Etymology

From quarter + final.

Inflected Forms

quarterfinals (plural) quarter final (alternative) quarter-final (alternative)

Derived Forms

quarterfinalist

Phrases

round of 16 round of 32

Frequently Paired Words

final semifinal round of 16 round of 32

Synonyms

last eight quarter

Rhymes With

final vinyl spinal vaginal intestinal semifinal doctrinal urinal cerebrospinal transvaginal mediastinal corticospinal

Questions

What does quarterfinal mean?
One of the four competitions in a knockout tournament whose winners go on to play in the two semifinals.
Where does quarterfinal come from?
From quarter + final.

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