Nfl

//ɛn ɛf ɛl// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of no free lunch, applied to various restricting theorems. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable

    "First off, let us be clear that the No Free Lunch theorems that underwrite the displacement problem apply with perfect generality—NFL applies to any information that might supplement a blind search, and not just to fitness functions."

  2. 2
    American football. UK, uncountable

    "Soon after Boston and London were over, two other dramatic races were playing out in my head [...] just as we enjoy the long term implications of a match result in baseball, NFL or soccer."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of National Football League. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

    "Amanda Gorman, the nation’s first-ever youth poet laureate who gained national acclaim at President Joe Biden’s inauguration, will recite an original poem before Super Bowl LV, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced on Wednesday."

  2. 2
    Initialism of Newfoundland and Labrador. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

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american football

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"Who do you think is the best coach in the NFL?"

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