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article

noun
/ˈɑːtɪkl̩/UK/ˈɑɹtɪkəl/US

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.

  1. derived from *h₂értus✻
  2. derived from artus
  3. derived from articulus — “a joint, limb, member, part, division, the article in grammar, a point of time”
  4. derived from article
  5. inherited from article

Definitions

  1. A piece of nonfiction writing such as a story, report, opinion piece, or entry in a…

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

  2. An object, a member of a group or class.

    • an article of clothing
    • Had he bought nitre before, I have since tried to recall and I cannot. It is a common enough article and I sell it every day.

  3. A part of speech that indicates, specifies and limits a noun (a, an, or the in English).…

    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.
  4. ›+ 11 more definitions

    1. A section of a legal document, bylaws, etc. or, in the plural, the entire document seen…

      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

    2. Ellipsis of genuine article.

    3. A part or segment of something joined to other parts, or, in combination, forming a…

      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.
      • upon each article of human duty
      • the different articles which compose the blood

    4. A person

      A person; an individual.

      • a shrewd article
      • "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.

    5. A wench.

      • She's a prime article, a devilish good piece, a hell of a goer.

    6. Subject matter

      Subject matter; concern.

      • a very great revolution that happened in this article of good breeding
      • This last article perhaps will hardly be believed.

    7. A distinct part.

    8. A precise point in time

      A precise point in time; a moment.

      • This fatal news coming to Hick's Hall upon the article of my Lord Russell's trial, was said to have had no little influence on the jury and all the bench to his prejudice.
      • each article of time

    9. To bind by articles of apprenticeship.

      • to article an apprentice to a mechanic
      • After educational training at Hayes Grammar School and Hayes College, Mr. Nokes was articled to a Surveyor and Land Agent in 1885, and, at the expiration of his articles, became a partner in the firm.

    10. To accuse or charge by an exhibition of articles or accusations.

      • […] if the Captain of any Merchant ship under convoy shall wilfully disobey Signals […] he shall be liable to be articled against in the High Court of Admiralty […]

    11. To formulate in articles

      To formulate in articles; to set forth in distinct particulars.

      • If […]all his errors and follies were articled against him, the man would seem vicious and miserable.

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Derived

adverticle, articleless, article of death, article of extraordinary value, article of faith, article of virtu, articleship, articles of association, articles of incorporation, articles of organization, articles of war, charticle, counterarticle, definite article, enumerated articles, finished article, first article, good article, indefinite article, interarticle, in the article of death, listicle, lost articles, middle article, partitive article, pirate articles, prepositional article, proper article, pseudoarticle, quinquarticular, review article, scholarly article, scientific article, subarticle, toilet article kit, zero article, articled clerk

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at article. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at article. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at article

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA