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afl

/ˌeɪ.ɛfˈɛl/
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afl Game Scores & Validity

• noun

1

Australian The Australian Football League, the premier professional governing body and competition for Australian rules football.

Example

"Every September, millions of fans tune in to watch the AFL Grand Final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground."

2

American The American Federation of Labor, a national federation of craft labor unions founded in the United States in 1886 that merged with the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1955 to form the AFL-CIO.

Example

"The AFL played a pivotal role in campaigning for the eight-hour workday and safer factory conditions in the late nineteenth century."

3

American The American Football League, a professional American football league that operated from 1960 until it merged with the National Football League (NFL) in 1970.

Example

"The historic rivalry between the AFL and the NFL led directly to the creation of the Super Bowl championship game."

• Rhymes for afl

• Nearby Words

aficionado
afield
afire
afl
aflame
afloat
aflutter

Usage Trend

Historical frequency of usage in published text.

180019102020
Data source: Google Books Ngram Viewer

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Afl. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/afl
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