article

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   one of a class of artifacts

   an article of clothing

2. 2
   verb

   to bind by a contract

   I articled the apprentice.

3. 3
   noun

   A piece of nonfiction writing such as a story, report, opinion piece, or entry in a newspaper, magazine, journal, encyclopedia, etc.

   Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are […]. (Common gem materials not addressed in this article include amber, amethyst, chalcedony, garnet, lazurite, malachite, opals, peridot, rhodonite, spinel, tourmaline, turquoise and zircon.)

4. 4
   noun

   An object, a member of a group or class.

   an article of clothing

5. 5
   noun

   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 song called “Freak Like Me” by the Sugababes,’ said Jesse. ‘Just Sugababes, no article,’ the man said, enjoying the stunned reaction on Jesse’s face.

6. 6
   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

7. 7
   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.

8. 8
   noun

   A person; an individual.

   a shrewd article

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.