Article Definition

Contents

• 1 English
  • 1.1 Etymology
  • 1.2 Pronunciation
  • 1.3 Noun
    • 1.3.1 Derived terms
    • 1.3.2 Related terms
    • 1.3.3 Translations
  • 1.4 Verb
    • 1.4.1 Derived terms
    • 1.4.2 External links
  • 1.5 Anagrams
• 2 Catalan
  • 2.1 Etymology
  • 2.2 Noun
• 3 French
  • 3.1 Pronunciation
  • 3.2 Noun
    • 3.2.1 Related terms

English

Etymology

< Middle English < Old French < Latin articulus (“a joint, limb, member, part, division, the article in grammar, a point of time”); prop. diminutive of artus (“a joint”), akin to Ancient Greek ἄρθρον (arthron, “joint, limb”) < root *ar (“to fit, join”); see arm, art, etc.

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈɑːtɪkəl/, SAMPA: /"A:tIk@l/
• (GenAm) IPA: /ˈɑɹtɪkl̩/, SAMPA: /"Ar\tIkl/

• Audio (US)

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• Rhymes: -ɑː(r)tɪkəl

Noun

article (plural articles)

1. A story, report, or opinion piece in a newspaper, magazine, journal, internet etc.
   • Article (publishing) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Article (publishing)
2. A member of a group or class

   an article of clothing

3. An object.

   a sales article

4. (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 en ending (e.g. definite article in Swedish) or there may be none (e.g. Finnish, Estonian).
   • Article (grammar) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Article (grammar)
5. A section of a legal document, bylaws, etc.
6. (derogatory) A person.
   • 2001 August 4, Lynne Walker, “Classical: Musical portrait of the artist as a young man”, The Independent:

     "You dateless article," stormed his father, leaving Bennett to realise in his laconic way that he was, and probably always would be, a disappointment to Dad.

7. (obsolete, slang) A wench. A prime article. A handsome girl.

   She's a prime article (whip slang), she's a devilish good piece, a hell of a goer.

Derived terms

(published story):

• charticle
• listicle

(grammar):

• definite article
• indefinite article

Related terms

• articulate
• articulation

Verb

article (third-person singular simple present articles, present participle articling, simple past and past participle articled)

1. To study or train to become qualified, especially in the legal profession.
2. To bind by articles of apprenticeship.

Derived terms

• articled clerk

External links

• article in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• article in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

Anagrams

• recital

Catalan

Etymology

Latin articulus

Noun

article m. (plural articles)

1. (grammar) article

French

Pronunciation

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• IPA: /aʁ.tikl/, SAMPA: /aR.tikl/

Noun

article m. (plural articles)

1. article
2. joint, articulation
3. (Canada) section (of a law)

Related terms

• articulaire
• articulation
• articuler
• articulet

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