ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Semifinally

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adverb

Quick meaning: Semifinally is an adverb meaning Almost finally; penultimately.

Meaning

Almost finally; penultimately.

Example Sentences

So he was finally, not semifinally but finally-finally, finished with alma mater?
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.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include penultimately, cofinally, finally, finically, well-nigh, finitarily.

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