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article

[ ahr-ti-kuhl ]

noun

  1. a written composition in prose, usually nonfiction, on a specific topic, forming an independent part of a book or other publication, as a newspaper or magazine.
  2. an individual object, member, or portion of a class; an item or particular: articles of clothing.

    an article of food;

    articles of clothing.

  3. something of indefinite character or description:

    What is that article?

  4. an item for sale; commodity.
  5. Grammar. any member of a small class of words, or, as in Swedish or Romanian, affixes, found in certain languages, as English, French, and Arabic, that are linked to nouns and that typically have a grammatical function identifying the noun as a noun rather than describing it. In English the definite article is the, the indefinite article is a or an, and their force is generally to impart specificity to the noun or to single out the referent from the class named by the noun.
  6. a clause, item, point, or particular in a contract, treaty, or other formal agreement; a condition or stipulation in a contract or bargain:

    The lawyers disagreed on the article covering plagiarism suits.

  7. a separate clause or provision of a statute.
  8. Slang. a person:

    Trust me, this guy's not just any article, he's Mr. Right.

  9. Archaic. a subject or matter of interest, thought, business, etc.
  10. Obsolete. a specific or critical point of time; juncture or moment:

    the article of death.



verb (used with object)

articled, articling.
  1. to set forth in articles; charge or accuse specifically:

    They articled his alleged crimes.

  2. to bind by articles of covenant or stipulation:

    to article an apprentice.

article

/ ˈɑ˳Ùɪ°ìÉ™±ô /

noun

  1. one of a class of objects; item

    an article of clothing

  2. an unspecified or previously named thing, esp a small object

    he put the article on the table

  3. a distinct part of a subject or action
  4. a written composition on a subject, often being one of several found in a magazine, newspaper, etc
  5. grammar a kind of determiner, occurring in many languages including English, that lacks independent meaning but may serve to indicate the specificity of reference of the noun phrase with which it occurs See also definite article indefinite article
  6. a clause or section in a written document such as a treaty, contract, statute, etc
  7. in articles
    formerly, undergoing training, according to the terms of a written contract, in the legal profession
  8. often capital Christianity See article of faith Thirty-nine Articles
  9. archaic.
    a topic or subject
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. archaic.
    to accuse
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of article1

First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English, from Anglo-French, Medieval Latin articulus “article of faith,†Latin: “joint, limb, member, clause, grammatical article,†equivalent to arti- (combining form of artus “jointâ€; akin to arthro-, arm 2 ) + -culus diminutive ( -cule 1 )
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of article1

C13: from Old French, from Latin articulus small joint, from artus joint
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Blanca and her fellow tenants have vowed to stay in the building despite what they see as efforts to push them out by the owners, who were not available for comment for this article.

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This article was circulated by Trump Deputy Assistant Alex Pfeiffer, who said in a post on X that California is “using taxpayer money to teach kids about sex toys and role playing.â€

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As David Graham at the Atlantic wrote in a recent article on how Republicans are implementing Project 2025, the party under Trump has made the "effort to restore traditional families" a priority.

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Hungary now needs to send written notification to the UN Secretary General to leave the treaty, with the withdrawal taking effect one year later, according to article 127 of the Rome Statute.

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Human rights activists say many cartel recruits may have been killed at the site, where searchers found hundreds of shoes and articles of clothing, along with charred bones.

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