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semifinally

semifinally adverb: almost finally; penultimately.

Adverb

semifinally (not comparable)

  1. Almost finally; penultimately.
    • Semifinally, when a pronoun is involved, the possessive case is invariable: “Dick is a friend of hers,” not “Dick is a friend of her.”
      Finally, despite the not infrequent questions that are raised, the double genitive is of long standing, idiomatic, useful and here to stay.1971, Theodore M. Bernstein, Miss Thistlebottom's Hobgoblins
    • So he was finally, not semifinally but finally-finally, finished with alma mater?2019, William Schack, Art and Argyrol: The Life and Career of Dr. Albert C. Barnes

Origin of semifinally

From semi- + finally.

Questions about semifinally

What does semifinally mean?
Semifinally means almost finally; penultimately.
What part of speech is semifinally?
Semifinally is an adverb.

Words near semifinally in the dictionary

  1. semifigure
  2. semifigures
  3. semifinal
  4. semifinalist
  5. semifinalists
  6. semifinally
  7. semifinals
  8. semifine
  9. semifinished
  10. semifinite
  11. semifirm

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