Definitions for article
ˈɑr tɪ kəlar·ti·cle

Princeton's WordNet(3.50 / 6 votes)Rate this definition:

1. articlenoun

   nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication

2. articlenoun

   one of a class of artifacts

   "an article of clothing"

3. article, clausenoun

   a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will)

4. articleverb

   (grammar) a determiner that may indicate the specificity of reference of a noun phrase

5. articleverb

   bind by a contract; especially for a training period

Wiktionary(2.80 / 5 votes)Rate this definition:

1. articlenoun

   A part or segment of something joined to other parts, or, in combination, forming a structured set.

2. articlenoun

   A story, report, or opinion piece in a newspaper, magazine, journal, internet etc.

3. articlenoun

   A member of a group or class

   an article of clothing

4. articlenoun

   An object.

   a sales article

5. articlenoun

   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 en ending (e.g. definite article in Swedish) or there may be none (e.g. Finnish, Estonian).

6. articlenoun

   A section of a legal document, bylaws, etc.

7. articlenoun

   A person.

8. articlenoun

   A wench. A prime article. A handsome girl.

   She's a prime article (whip slang), she's a devilish good piece, a hell of a goer.

9. articleverb

   To study or train to become qualified, especially in the legal profession.

10. articleverb

    To bind by articles of apprenticeship.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. ARTICLEnoun

   Etymology: articulus, Lat.

   1. A part of speech, as the, an; the man, an ox.2. A single clause of an account; a particular part of any complex thing.

   Laws touching matters of order are changeable by the power of the church; articles concerning doctrine not so. Richard Hooker.

   Have the summary of all our griefs,
   When time shall serve to shew in articles. William Shakespeare, Henry IV.

   Many believe the article of remission of sins, but believe it without the condition of repentance. We believe the article otherwise than God intended it. Jeremy Taylor, Holy Living.

   All the precepts, promises, and threatenings of the gospel will rise up in judgment against us; and the articles of our faith will be so many articles of accusation; and the great weight of our charge will be this, that we did not obey the gospel which we professed to believe; that we made confession of the christian faith, but lived like heathens. John Tillotson.

   You have small reason to repine upon that article of life. Jonathan Swift.

   3. Terms; stipulations.

   I embrace these conditions; let us have articles between us. William Shakespeare, Cymbeline.

   It would have gall’d his surly nature,
   Which easily endures not article,
   Tying him to aught. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.

   4. Point of time; exact time.

   If Cansfield had not, in that article of time, given them that brisk charge, by which other troops were ready, the king himself had been in danger. Edward Hyde, b. viii.

2. To Articleverb

   To draw up in particular articles.

   He, whose life seems fair, yet if all his errours and follies were articled against him, the man would seem vicious and miserable. Jeremy Taylor, Rule of living holy.

3. To Articleverb

   To stipulate; to make terms.

   Etymology: from the noun article.

   Such in love’s warfare is my case,
   I may not article for grace,
   Having put love at last to show this face. John Donne.

   He had not infringed the least tittle of what was articled, that they aimed at one mark, and their ends were concentrick. James Howell, Vocal Forest.

   If it be said, God chose the successor, that is manifestly not so in the story of Jephtha, where he articled with the people, and they made him judge over them. John Locke.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Articlenoun

   a distinct portion of an instrument, discourse, literary work, or any other writing, consisting of two or more particulars, or treating of various topics; as, an article in the Constitution. Hence: A clause in a contract, system of regulations, treaty, or the like; a term, condition, or stipulation in a contract; a concise statement; as, articles of agreement

2. Articlenoun

   a literary composition, forming an independent portion of a magazine, newspaper, or cyclopedia

3. Articlenoun

   subject; matter; concern; distinct

4. Articlenoun

   a distinct part

5. Articlenoun

   a particular one of various things; as, an article of merchandise; salt is a necessary article

6. Articlenoun

   precise point of time; moment

7. Articlenoun

   one of the three words, a, an, the, used before nouns to limit or define their application. A (or an) is called the indefinite article, the the definite article

8. Articlenoun

   one of the segments of an articulated appendage

9. Articlenoun

   to formulate in articles; to set forth in distinct particulars

10. Articlenoun

    to accuse or charge by an exhibition of articles

11. Articlenoun

    to bind by articles of covenant or stipulation; as, to article an apprentice to a mechanic

12. Articleverb

    to agree by articles; to stipulate; to bargain; to covenant

13. Etymology: [F., fr. L. articulus, dim. of artus joint, akin to Gr. , fr. a root ar to join, fit. See Art, n.]

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Article

   An article is a word that is used with a noun to indicate the type of reference being made by the noun. Articles specify the grammatical definiteness of the noun, in some languages extending to volume or numerical scope. The articles in the English language are the and a/an, and some. 'An' and 'a' are modern forms of the Old English 'an', which in Anglian dialects was the number 'one' and survived into Modern Scots as the number 'ane'. Both 'on' and 'an' survived into Modern English, with 'one' used as the number and 'an' as an indefinite article. Traditionally in English, an article is usually considered to be a type of adjective. In some languages, articles are a special part of speech, which cannot easily be combined with other parts of speech. It is also possible for articles to be part of another part of speech category such as a determiner, an English part of speech category that combines articles and demonstratives. In languages that employ articles, every common noun, with some exceptions, is expressed with a certain definiteness, just as many languages express every noun with a certain grammatical number. Every noun must be accompanied by the article, if any, corresponding to its definiteness, and the lack of an article itself specifies a certain definiteness. This is in contrast to other adjectives and determiners, which are typically optional. This obligatory nature of articles makes them among the most common words in many languages—in English, for example, the most frequent word is the.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Article

   ärt′i-kl, n. a separate element, member, or part of anything: a particular substance: a single clause or term: a distinct point in an agreement, or an agreement looked at as complete, as in 'articles of apprenticeship,' &c.: rules or conditions generally: a section of any document: a literary composition in a journal, newspaper, encyclopædia, &c., treating of a subject distinctly and independently: (gram.) the name given to the adjectives the (definite article) and a or an (indefinite article).—v.t. to draw up or bind by articles: to indict, charge with specific accusations: bind by articles of apprenticeship.—adj. Artic′ular, belonging to the joints.—Articles of association, regulations for the business of a joint-stock company registered under the Companies Acts; Articles of faith, binding statement of points held by a particular Church; Articles of war, code of regulations for the government and discipline of the army and navy.—In the article of death (L. in articulo mortis), at the point of death.—Lords of the Articles, a standing committee of the Scottish parliament who drafted the measures to be submitted.—The Thirty-nine Articles, the articles of religious belief finally agreed upon by the entire bishops and clergy of the Church of England in 1562. [L. articulus, a little joint—artus, a joint.]

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. article

   A specific element of a document, contract, treaty, constitution, law or legislation.

   The articles of association were easy, simple and accurate

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 14, 2020  

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   article

   A variety of communication, data, information, facts, proof, research and statistics to create intelligent, informed communication of current, proactive, positive and important things in life within a specific community, society, region, country, europe or internationally.

   The news articles help to create information, intelligence and positive, inspiring articles to inspire people for change.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 9, 2020  

Entomology(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Article

   a joint or segment.

Matched Categories

1. • Nonfictional Prose
   • Oblige
   • Piece

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'article' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1537

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'article' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2134

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'article' in Nouns Frequency: #465

Anagrams for article »

1. recital

How to pronounce article?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say article in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of article in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of article in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of article in a Sentence

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2. Catholic News Agency:

   No quotation of the aforementioned article must therefore be considered as a faithful transcription of the words of the Holy Father.

3. Ryan Duffin:

   Had she gotten in direct contact with us, it probably wouldn't have been printed, at least in that way, a lot of the article was still based in truth, but the focal point would have been different.

4. Sanna Marin:

   There is no other way to have security guarantees than under NATO's deterrence and common defense as guaranteed by NATO's Article 5.

5. Melania Trump:

   The Attorney General recuses Jeff Sessions, and I don't fire Jeff Sessions, no obstruction, that's the other thing -- if you use your rights, if you use your power, if you use Article 2, it's called obstruction, but only for Melania Trump, for nobody else. So the attorney general is weak and ineffective and he doesn't do what he should have done.

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