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ar·ti·cle 
[ahr-ti-kuhl] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, -cled, -cling.
[ahr-ti-kuhl] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, -cled, -cling. –noun
–verb (used with object)
| 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: 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. |
| 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. |
| 11. | to set forth in articles; charge or accuse specifically: They articled his alleged crimes. |
| 12. | to bind by articles of covenant or stipulation: to article an apprentice. |
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| ar·ti·cle
(är'tĭ-kəl) Pronunciation Key
n.
tr.v. ar·ti·cled, ar·ti·cling, ar·ti·cles To bind by articles set forth in a contract, such as one of apprenticeship. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin articulus, joint, article, diminutive of artus, joint (translation of Greek arthron, joint, article); see ar- in Indo-European roots.] |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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article
c.1230, "separate parts of anything written" (e.g. the statements in the Apostles' Creed, the clauses of a statute or contract), from O.Fr. article, from L. articulus, dim. of artus "a joint" (from PIE *ar-tu-, from *ar- "to fit together"). Meaning extended to "a small division," then generalized to "item, thing." Older sense preserved in Articles of War "military regulations" (1716) and Articles of Confederation (U.S. history). Meaning "literary composition in a journal, etc." (independent, but part of a larger work) first recorded 1712. Meaning "pieces of property" (clothing, etc.) first attested 1796, originally in rogue's cant.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| article | |
noun | |
| 1. | nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication |
| 2. | one of a class of artifacts; "an article of clothing" |
| 3. | a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will) |
| 4. | (grammar) a determiner that may indicate the specificity of reference of a noun phrase |
verb | |
| 1. | bind by a contract; especially for a training period |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: ar·ti·cle
Function: noun
1 a : a separate and usually numbered or otherwise marked section (as of a statute, indictment, will, or other writing) b : a separate point, charge, count, or clause c : a condition or stipulation in a document (as a contract)
2 : a document setting forth the terms of an agreement —usually used in pl. <articles of merger>
3 plural : ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
Main Entry: ar·ti·cle
Function: noun
1 a : a separate and usually numbered or otherwise marked section (as of a statute, indictment, will, or other writing) b : a separate point, charge, count, or clause c : a condition or stipulation in a document (as a contract)
2 : a document setting forth the terms of an agreement —usually used in pl. <articles of merger>
3 plural : ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Article
Ar"ti*cle\, n. [F., fr. L. articulus, dim. of artus joint, akin to Gr. ?, fr. a root ar to join, fit. See Art, n.]1. 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. A literary composition, forming an independent portion of a magazine, newspaper, or cyclopedia. 3. Subject; matter; concern; distinct. [Obs.] A very great revolution that happened in this article of good breeding. --Addison. This last article will hardly be believed. --De Foe. 4. A distinct part. "Upon each article of human duty." --Paley. "Each article of time." --Habington. The articles which compose the blood. --E. Darwin. 5. A particular one of various things; as, an article of merchandise; salt is a necessary article. They would fight not for articles of faith, but for articles of food. --Landor. 6. Precise point of time; moment. [Obs. or Archaic] This fatal news coming to Hick's Hall upon the article of my Lord Russell's trial, was said to have had no little influence on the jury and all the bench to his prejudice. --Evelyn. 7. (Gram.) 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. (Zo["o]l.) One of the segments of an articulated appendage. Articles of Confederation, the compact which was first made by the original thirteen States of the United States. They were adopted March 1, 1781, and remained the supreme law until March, 1789. Articles of impeachment, an instrument which, in cases of impeachment, performs the same office which an indictment does in a common criminal case. Articles of war, rules and regulations, fixed by law, for the better government of the army. In the article of death [L. in articulo mortis], at the moment of death; in the dying struggle. Lords of the articles (Scot. Hist.), a standing committee of the Scottish Parliament to whom was intrusted the drafting and preparation of the acts, or bills for laws. The Thirty-nine Articles, statements (thirty-nine in number) of the tenets held by the Church of England.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Ar"ti*cle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Articled; p. pr. & vb. n. Articling.] [Cf. F. articuler, fr. L. articulare. See Article, n., Articulate.]1. To formulate in articles; to set forth in distinct particulars. If all his errors and follies were articled against him, the man would seem vicious and miserable. --Jer. Taylor. 2. To accuse or charge by an exhibition of articles. He shall be articled against in the high court of admiralty. --Stat. 33 Geo. III. 3. To bind by articles of covenant or stipulation; as, to article an apprentice to a mechanic.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Ar"ti*cle\, v. i. To agree by articles; to stipulate; to bargain; to covenant. [R.] Then he articled with her that he should go away when he pleased. --Selden.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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