Difference between Semi and Semifinal

What is the difference between Semi and Semifinal?

Semi as a noun is a semi-detached house. while Semifinal as a noun is a playoff in the round with only four players or teams left, the stage before the final.

Semi

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A semi-detached house. A semitrailer; a tractor-trailer; an 18 wheeler. A partial erection.

Semifinal

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A playoff in the round with only four players or teams left, the stage before the final.(General) A competition that narrows a field of contestants (semifinalists) to a set of finalists, for a subsequent final.

We hope you now know whether to use Semi or Semifinal in your sentence.

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