prefinalist

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noun

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

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Meanings

nounprefinalist (plural prefinalists)

plural prefinalists

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

    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.

    2009 April 30, Rachel Donadio, “Premier’s Roving Eye Enrages Wife, but Not His Public”, in New York Times

Origin

From pre- + finalist.

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APA

prefinalist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prefinalist

MLA

“prefinalist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prefinalist. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prefinalist,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prefinalist.

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