"semifinally" meaning in English

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      "examples": [
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          "ref": "1971, Theodore M. Bernstein, Miss Thistlebottom's Hobgoblins",
          "text": "Semifinally, when a pronoun is involved, the possessive case is invariable: “Dick is a friend of hers,” not “Dick is a friend of her.”\nFinally, despite the not infrequent questions that are raised, the double genitive is of long standing, idiomatic, useful and here to stay.",
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          "ref": "2019, William Schack, Art and Argyrol: The Life and Career of Dr. Albert C. Barnes",
          "text": "So he was finally, not semifinally but finally-finally, finished with alma mater?",
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        "Almost finally; penultimately."
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          "penultimately",
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  "word": "semifinally"
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          "ref": "1971, Theodore M. Bernstein, Miss Thistlebottom's Hobgoblins",
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        "Almost finally; penultimately."
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          "penultimately",
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