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finalist

fi·nal·ist

finalist

 
pronunciation:
faI n lihst
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part of speech: noun
definition: a person or team chosen to participate in the final session of a game or competition.
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adjective + (n.)finalist all-american, national, regional, remaining, sectional, sole, two-time
verb + (n.)finalist announce, choose, greet, interview, judge, name, nominate, select, test
(n.)finalist + verb appoint, compete, earn, review
noun + (n.)finalist Help achievement, applicant, artwork, entrepreneur, essay, favorite, fiction, journalism, list, magazine, merit, newspaper, non-fiction, photography, prize, recipe, reporting, review, scholarship, search, season, selection, ski, superstar, talent, type, wrestling  [See all][See only the most frequent]
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The word finalist contains the following part:
fin Latin root that means end, limit