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play·off

also play-off (plā′ôf′, -ŏf′)

n. Sports

1. A final game or series of games played to break a tie.

2. A series of games played to determine a championship.

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playoff - any final competition to determine a championship

playoff game - one game in the series of games constituting a playoff

contest, competition - an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants

World Series - series that constitutes the playoff for the baseball championship; "we watched the World Series on TV"

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