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During my 40-year coaching career at West Point, Indiana and Texas Tech, my teams reached the Final Four on five occasions, winning the national championship three times.
Bobby Knight

Meaning of "Final Four" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FINAL FOUR

Final Four  [ˈfaɪnəl fɔː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FINAL FOUR

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Final Four is a noun.
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WHAT DOES FINAL FOUR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Final four

Final Four is a sports term that is commonly applied to the last four teams remaining in a playoff tournament. The term usually refers to the four teams who compete in the two games of a single-elimination tournament's semi-final round. Of these teams, the two who win in the semi-final round play another single-elimination game whose winner is the tournament champion. In some tournaments, the two teams that lose in the semi-final round compete for third place in a consolation game. The term "final four" is most often used in the United States and in sports heavily influenced by that country; elsewhere, only the term "semi-finals" is in common use. "Final four" first appeared in print in a 1975 article for the Official Collegiate Basketball Guide, whose author Ed Chay was a sportswriter for the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Chaye stated that the Marquette basketball squadron "was one of the final four" during the previous season's tournament. The National Collegiate Athletic Association pioneered the term and later trademarked it.

Definition of Final Four in the English dictionary

The definition of Final Four in the dictionary is the Final Four the last four teams remaining in a tournament.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FINAL FOUR


afore
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Balfour
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before
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carrefour
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chromophore
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faa
fɔː
faw
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fluorophore
ˈflʊərəʊˌfɔː
for
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fore
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four
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guffaw
ɡʌˈfɔː
heretofore
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hoped-for
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looked-for
ˈlʊktˌfɔː
Roquefort
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therefor
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therefore
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three-four
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what-for
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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FINAL FOUR

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WORDS THAT END LIKE FINAL FOUR

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Synonyms and antonyms of Final Four in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Final Four» into 25 languages

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The translations of Final Four from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Final Four» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

四强赛
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

final Four
570 millions of speakers

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Final Four
510 millions of speakers

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अंतिम चार
380 millions of speakers
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أربعة النهائي
280 millions of speakers

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Финал четырех
278 millions of speakers

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final Four
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চূড়ান্ত চার
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final Four
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Empat Akhir
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final Four
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準決勝
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결승 포
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Papat Final
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Final Four
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இறுதி நான்கு
75 millions of speakers

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अंतिम चार
75 millions of speakers

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Final Four
70 millions of speakers

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Final Four
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final Four
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фінал чотирьох
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Final Four
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Final Four
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laaste vier
14 millions of speakers
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Final Four
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Final Four
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Trends of use of Final Four

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FINAL FOUR»

The term «Final Four» is quite widely used and occupies the 32.987 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Final Four

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QUOTES WITH «FINAL FOUR»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Final Four.
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Bobby Knight
During my 40-year coaching career at West Point, Indiana and Texas Tech, my teams reached the Final Four on five occasions, winning the national championship three times.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FINAL FOUR»

Discover the use of Final Four in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Final Four and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Final Four
March Madness is in full swing, and there are only four teams let in the NCAA basketball championship.
Paul Volponi, 2012
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Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery (The Sports Beat, 1)
John Feinstein has been praised as “the best writer of sports books in America today” (The Boston Globe), and he proves it again in this fast-paced novel. “A page-turning thriller and a basketball junkie’s bonanza.” —USA Today ...
John Feinstein, 2008
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The Final Four
Discusses the championship round of the NCAA basketball championships, including powerhouse teams, exciting games, and outstanding players from past years.
Mark Stewart, Mike Kennedy, 2002
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The Final Four of Everything
As certain to make you laugh as it will start friendly arguments, The Final Four of Everything is the perfect book for know-it-alls, know-a-littles, and anyone with an opinion on celebrity mugshots, literary heroes, sports nicknames, or ...
Mark Reiter, Richard Sandomir, 2009
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The Final Four: All about College Basketball's Biggest Event
"Describes the NCAA Final Four tournament, including some of the greatest teams, players, and moments from Final Four history"--Provided by publisher.
Mary E. Schulte, 2012
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Last Dance: Behind the Scenes at the Final Four
Exploring what it means to be a school, a coach, and a player in college basketball's Final Four, Feinstein exposes the driving forces behind one of the most revered events in American sports.
John Feinstein, 2008
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The Enlightened Bracketologist: The Final Four of Everything
Every double-page spread of this book will contain a series of brackets compiled by experts and celebrities, with text call-outs that highlight the reason why one competitor moves on and another doesn't.
Mark Reiter, Nigel Holmes, Richard Sandomir, 2008
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The Final Four
Discusses the championship round of the NCAA basketball championships, including powerhouse teams, exciting games, and outstanding players from past years.
William McGuire, 1990
9
CBS Sports Presents Stories From the Final Four
The Final Four has become such a colossal event, right up there with the World Series and Super Bowl it's perhaps the ultimate in college sports. For me it's been a great thrill to be with a team that reaches that level. Head coach Larry Brown ...
Matt Fulks, 2000
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A Method to March Madness: An Insider's Look at the Final Four
A Method to March Madness draws from C.J.'s more than three decades of experience attending the Final Four.
C. J. Jones, Tom Hazuka, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FINAL FOUR»

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Final four breeze into city golf semifinals
WATERTOWN — Four matches, four clear winners and a loaded Final Four to determine the next city champion. No match during the ... «WatertownDailyTimes.com, Jul 15»
2
DeSean Jackson Part Of Cal's 'Final Four' Triplet Squad In NFL.com …
LSU) it's come down to California, Tennessee, Wisconsin and Georgia in the Final Four. Of those schools one has a current Redskin: DeSean ... «Redskins.com, Jul 15»
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Triplets U Final Four: Cal vs. Tennessee; Georgia vs. Wisconsin
Earlier this summer, we updated our NFL Triplets list, and everyone who read it agreed with the fact-based conclusions 100 percent. «NFL.com, Jul 15»
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Gasquet enjoying his latest trip to final four at a major
"It's super to find myself in the final four in Wimbledon." This isn't his first go-round, either. Gasquet also made it this far twice before at majors, ... «Albany Times Union, Jul 15»
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For Gamecocks, spoils of Final Four season include transfers …
North Carolina's Allisha Gray (left) and South Carolina's Alaina Coates chase a loose ball during last season's NCAA Greensboro Regional. «Charleston Post Courier, Jul 15»
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#7 - Men's Tennis Reaches Final Four, Posts 22-6 Record
WashU, who made its seventh Final Four appearance in the last eight seasons, ended its season with a 22-6 record. The mark tied the ... «Sports News from Washington University in St. Louis, Jul 15»
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CMU's Bahamas Bowl Hail Mary in ESPYs final four
... which capped a furious 34-point fourth-quarter rally in a 49-48 loss to Western Kentucky, reached the award show's final four Wednesday for ... «The Detroit News, Jul 15»
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Best of the Ballparks: MLB Final Four
The top four seeds all made their way to the Final Four voting in the MLB edition of Best of the Ballparks, as fans agreed with our assessment of ... «Ballpark Digest, Jul 15»
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Best of the Ballparks: Former MLB Ballparks, Final Four
It's a lineup of classic ballparks in the Final Four voting in the Best of the Ballparks competition, with voters choosing four iconic ... «Ballpark Digest, Jul 15»
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Plays of the Year: Dekker clutch 3-pointer seals Final Four trip
With Wisconsin looking to secure a second-straight trip to the Final Four against Arizona, Sam Dekker stepped up and hit five of UW's 10 ... «University of Wisconsin Badgers, Jul 15»

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