ar·ti·cle
(äŕtĭ-kəl)
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin articulus, joint, article diminutive of artus, joint (translation of Greek arthron, joint, article).]
noun
- An individual thing or element of a class; a particular object or item: an article of clothing; articles of food.
- A particular section or item of a series in a written document, as in a contract, constitution, or treaty.
- A nonfictional literary composition that forms an independent part of a publication, as of a newspaper or magazine.
- Grammar
- The part of speech used to indicate nouns and to specify their application.
- 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.
- A particular part or subject; a specific matter or point.
transitive verb: -cled, -cling, -cles.
- To bind by articles set forth in a contract, such as one of apprenticeship.
