article
UK /ˈɑːtɪkl̩/ · US /ˈɑɹtɪkəl/ noun, verb
Forms articles articling articled
- noun A piece of nonfiction writing such as a story, report, opinion piece, or entry in a newspaper, magazine, journal, encyclopedia, etc.
- noun An object, a member of a group or class. “an article of clothing”
- noun (grammar) 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).
- noun A section of a legal document, bylaws, etc. or, in the plural, the entire document seen as a collection of these. “The Articles of War are a set of regulations[…]to govern the conduct of[…]military[…]forces”
- noun A part or segment of something joined to other parts, or, in combination, forming a structured set. “Each of the chelicerae is composed of two articles, forming a powerful pincer.”
- noun (derogatory, dated) A person; an individual. “a shrewd article”
- noun (obsolete, slang) A wench. “She's a prime article, a devilish good piece, a hell of a goer.”
- noun (dated) Subject matter; concern.
- verb (transitive) To bind by articles of apprenticeship. “to article an apprentice to a mechanic”
- verb (obsolete) To accuse or charge by an exhibition of articles or accusations.
- verb To formulate in articles; to set forth in distinct particulars.
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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.
Webster’s 1913
- noun 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.
- noun A literary composition, forming an independent portion of a magazine, newspaper, or cyclopedia.
- verb To formulate in articles; to set forth in distinct particulars.
- verb To accuse or charge by an exhibition of articles.
Etymology [F., fr. L. articulus, dim. of artus joint, akin to Gr. ar to join, fit. See Art, n.]
Etymology [Cf. F. articuler, fr. L. articulare. See Article, n., Articulate.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “article”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details