English Explanatory Dictionary

article

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A piece of nonfiction writing such as a story, report, opinion piece, or entry in a newspaper, magazine, journal, encyclopedia, etc.
  2. An object, a member of a group or class.
  3. A part of speech that indicates, specifies and limits a noun (a, an, or the in English). In some languages the article may appear as an ending (e.g. definite article in Swedish) or there may be none (e.g. Russian, Pashto).
  4. A section of a legal document, bylaws, etc. or, in the plural, the entire document seen as a collection of these.
  5. Ellipsis of genuine article.
  6. A part or segment of something joined to other parts, or, in combination, forming a structured set.
  7. A person; an individual.
  8. A wench.
  9. Subject matter; concern.
  10. A distinct part.
  11. A precise point in time; a moment.
verb
  1. To bind by articles of apprenticeship.
  2. To accuse or charge by an exhibition of articles or accusations.
  3. To formulate in articles; to set forth in distinct particulars.

Pronunciation

/ˈɑːtɪkl̩/ [ˈɑːtʰɪkʰəɫ] /ˈɑɹtɪkəl/ /ˈɑɹtəkl̩/ [ˈɑ(ː)ɹɾɨkɫ̩] En-us-article.ogg

Word forms

article articles articling articled

Etymology

From Middle English article, from Old French article, from Latin articulus (“a joint, limb, member, part, division, the article in grammar, a point of time”), from Latin artus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂értus (“that which is fit together; juncture, ordering”), from the root *h₂er- (“to join, fit (together)”). Doublet of articulus.

Related words

articular articulate articulation

Derived words

adverticle articleless article of death article of extraordinary value article of faith article of virtu articleship articles of association articles of incorporation articles of organization articles of war charticle counterarticle definite article enumerated articles finished article first article good article indefinite article interarticle in the article of death listicle lost articles middle article partitive article pirate articles prepositional article proper article pseudoarticle quinquarticular review article scholarly article scientific article subarticle toilet article kit zero article articled clerk
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