quarter-final

A form of quarterfinal — One of the four competitions in a knockout tournament whose winners go on to play in the two semifinals.

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Meanings

nounquarter-final (plural quarter-finals)

plural quarter-finals

  1. alternativeAlternative form of quarterfinal.

    England stumbled into the World Cup quarter-finals and almost certainly put Scotland out after an error-ridden victory at Eden Park.

    2011 October 1, Tom Fordyce, “Rugby World Cup 2011: England 16-12 Scotland”, in BBC Sport
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APA

quarter-final. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quarter-final

MLA

“quarter-final.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quarter-final. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quarter-final,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quarter-final.

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