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Etymology[edit]

From Middle English, from Old French, from 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), from root *ar (to fit, join); see arm, art, etc.

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Wikipedia article (plural articles)

  1. 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.
    The Articles of War are a set of regulations ... to govern the conduct of ... military ... forces
  2. A story, report, or opinion piece in a newspaper, magazine, journal, internet etc.
    • 2012 March 1, Lee A. Groat, “Gemstones”, American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, page 128: 
      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.)
  3. A member of a group or class
    an article of clothing
  4. An object.
    a sales article
  5. (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).
  6. A section of a legal document, bylaws, etc.
  7. (derogatory) A person.
  8. (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.

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

  1. (intransitive) To study or train to become qualified, especially in the legal profession.
    • 1876, Sabine Baring-Gould, The Vicar of Morwenstow, Chapter LIV
      When the boy left school at Liskeard, he was articled to a lawyer, Mr. Jacobson, at Plymouth, a wealthy man in good practice, first cousin to his mother; but this sort of profession did not at all approve itself to Robert's taste, and he only remained with Mr. Jacobson a few months.
  2. (transitive) To bind by articles of apprenticeship.
  3. (obsolete) To accuse or charge by an exhibition of articles or accusations.
    • 1665, Samuel Pepys, Diary, March 1665
      At noon dined alone with Sir W. Batten, where great discourse of Sir W. Pen, Sir W. Batten being, I perceive, quite out of love with him, thinking him too great and too high, and began to talk that the world do question his courage, upon which I told him plainly I have been told that he was articled against for it, and that Sir H. Vane was his great friend therein.

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin articulus.

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article m (plural articles)

  1. (grammar) article

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin articulus.

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article m (plural articles)

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

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