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playoff definition

play·off (plā′ôf′)

noun

  1. a contest or series of contests played to break a tie
  2. a contest played to decide a championship, as between the top finishers in the divisions of a league: usually used in pl.
  3. exhibition of a film

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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