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ar·ti·cle

   [ahr-ti-kuhl] noun, verb,-cled, -cling.
–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: 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.
–verb (used with object)
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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Origin:
1200–50; ME < AF, ML articulus article of faith, L: joint, limb, member, clause, grammatical article, equiv. to arti- (comb. form of artus joint; akin to arthro-, arm2) + -culus -cule1

—Related forms
sub·ar·ti·cle, noun
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Word Origin & History

article
early 13c., "separate parts of anything written" (e.g. the statements in the Apostles' Creed, the clauses of a statute or contract), from O.Fr. article (13c.), from L. articulus, dim. of artus "a joint" (from PIE *ar-tu-, from *ar- "to fit together;" (see arm (1)). 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 "piece of property" (clothing, etc.) first attested 1796, originally in rogue's cant.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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ar·ti·cle   (är'tĭ-kəl)   
n.  

  1. An individual thing or element of a class; a particular object or item: an article of clothing; articles of food.

  2. A particular section or item of a series in a written document, as in a contract, constitution, or treaty.

  3. A nonfictional literary composition that forms an independent part of a publication, as of a newspaper or magazine.

  4. Grammar

    1. The part of speech used to indicate nouns and to specify their application.

    2. Any of the words belonging to this part of speech. In English, the indefinite articles are a and an and the definite article is the.

  5. A particular part or subject; a specific matter or point.

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.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Legal Dictionary

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.
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Cultural Dictionary

articles

In grammar, the words a, an, and the, which precede a noun or its modifier. The is the definite article; a and an are indefinite articles.

The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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