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Playoff

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. A final game in a series needed to break a tie.
  2. A short series of games to select a league champion.
    US
  3. A short series of games to select the last team to be promoted (to elevate to a higher league).
    UK
  4. A short piece of underscore played during a scene transition in a stage musical, usually reprising a song from the preceding scene.

Equivalents

Françaisplayoff
DeutschPlay-off
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CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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