"qualifying round" meaning in English

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      "glosses": [
        "A preliminary game in a cup competition after which the winner progresses to the championship competition."
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(sports) A preliminary game in a cup competition after which the winner progresses to the championship competition."
      ],
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        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "sports"
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        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "A preliminary game designed to find a winner",
          "word": "selejtezőkör"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "A preliminary game designed to find a winner",
          "word": "whiringa uru"
        }
      ]
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  "word": "qualifying round"
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        "(sports) A preliminary game in a cup competition after which the winner progresses to the championship competition."
      ],
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        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "sports"
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "A preliminary game designed to find a winner",
      "word": "selejtezőkör"
    },
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      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "A preliminary game designed to find a winner",
      "word": "whiringa uru"
    }
  ],
  "word": "qualifying round"
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