postseasonn.adj.
/ˌpəʊs(t)ˈsiːzn/, U.S. /ˌpoʊs(t)ˈsiz(ə)n/ Originally North American (chiefly Sport).
A. n.
The period following a regular season; (North American Sport) a game or competition, typically an intra-league play-off, held after the conclusion of the regular season.
ΘΚΠ
society > leisure > sport > match or competition > [noun] > game or definite spell of play > specific one of series
heata1663
rubber game1793
round1837
rubber match1843
tie-match1864
final1880
postseason1882
semi-final1884
preliminary1886
cup-tie1895
play-off1895
tie1895
leg1899
repechage1899
qualifier1908
quarter-final1916
playdown1918
rounder1918
go-around1933
quick death1938
semi1942
pretrial1946
quarter1950
barrage1955
tie-breaker1961
semi-main1968
tie-break1970
breaker1979
1882 P. B. Du Chaillu Land Midnight Sun II. xvi. 188 The distance to Bosekop is about 130 miles; and the fare, during the post season, one dollar.
1911 Iowa City Daily Press 9 Dec. 4 The annual festivities of the postseason.
1953 I. Kolodin Story of Metrop. Opera, 1883–1950 i. 132 Figaro itself was heard in this post-season.
1987 First Base Summer 21/3 Gooden..was shelled twice by Boston in the World Series, finishing 0–3 in the post-season.
2002 Colgate Scene (Colgate Univ.) Jan. 11/2 The team..played stifling defense through the postseason to win the title.
B. adj. (attributive).
Taking place after a regular season; of or relating to the postseason.
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society > leisure > sport > match or competition > [adjective] > types of
maiden1598
well-run1601
unequal1654
well contested1722
returned1758
friendly1780
close-run1813
foursome1814
lightweight1823
tight1828
side1829
one-sided1839
scratch1851
international1859
all-comers1860
scrub1867
pointless1876
scoreless1885
replayed1886
peg-down1887
all-star1889
stiff1890
varsity1891
postseason1893
knock-out1896
best-of-(a specified odd number)1897
seeded1901
junior varsity1902
Simon Pure1905
pegged-down1908
JV1923
zero-sum1944
tie-breaking1970
1893 Marion (Ohio) Daily Star 14 Sept. An attempt has been made to bring the..teams together in October for a post season series.
1911 N.Y. Times 24 Sept. iv. 6/4 (heading) Barrow and Dunn pick players to compete in post-season games with Rochester.
1947 Meriden (Connecticut) Record 1 Jan. 10/1 Never before in the history of post-season football have so many games been scheduled for New Year's Day.
1979 Maclean's 9 Apr. 18/3 The result is that Canadian companies have to depend on old loyalties, and a promise of post-season adjustments to get fish.
2003 Evening Standard (Nexis) 30 Apr. 67 Sven-Goran Eriksson was today expected to discuss his postseason plans for Wayne Rooney with Everton manager David Moyes.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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