ˌsemi-ˈfinal BrE AmE British English , sem‧i‧fi‧nal American English /ˌsemiˈfaɪnl/ noun [countable]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ final , ↑ semi-final , ↑ finalist , ↑ semi-finalist , ↑ finale , ↑ finality , ↑ finalization ; verb : ↑ finalize ; adverb : ↑ finally ; adjective : ↑ final ]
one of two sports games whose winners then compete against each other to decide who wins the whole competition