Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prefinalist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pre-fi-nal-ist
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who reaches the stage that precedes the finals of a contest.

Example Sentences

"They included a participant in a top reality television show and Barbara Matera, 28, an announcer on the leading government television channel, a prefinalist in the 2000 Miss Italy contest, and a university graduate."

Etymology

From pre- + finalist.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pre

Inflected Forms

prefinalists (plural)

Questions

What does prefinalist mean?: One who reaches the stage that precedes the finals of a contest.
Where does prefinalist come from?: From pre- + finalist.

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