article
/ˈɑɹtɪkəl/ noun A1- A piece of nonfiction writing such as a story, report, opinion piece, or entry in a newspaper, magazine, journal, encyclopedia, etc.
- An object, a member of a group or class. · an article of clothing
- 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).
- 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
- 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.
- A person; an individual. · a shrewd article
- Subject matter; concern.
- A distinct part.
Plural articles
From the library
One of the articles had a pencil mark at the heading, and I naturally began to run my eye through it.
“Why, this article,” I said, pointing at it with my egg spoon as I sat down to my breakfast.
“As for the article, I wrote it myself.”
Those rules of deduction laid down in that article which aroused your scorn, are invaluable to me in practical work.
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