article

noun ar·ti·cle \ ˈär-ti-kəl \

|Updated on: 12 Aug 2018

Examples: article in a Sentence

Definition of article

plural articles

1 a : a distinct often numbered section of a writing

an article of the constitution

b : a separate clause

c : a stipulation in a document (such as a contract or a creed)

articles of indenture

d : a nonfictional prose composition usually forming an independent part of a publication (such as a magazine)

wrote an article for the newspaper

e : a document setting forth the terms of an agreement —usually plural

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved the certificate of filing of the articles of merger and plan of merger …
—Ruby Anne M. Rubio

articles of consolidation

articles of incorporation

2 : an item of business : matter

3 grammar : any of a small set of words or affixes (such as a, an, and the) used with nouns to limit or give definiteness to the application

4 : a member of a class of things; especially : an item of goods

articles of value

5 : a thing or person of a particular and distinctive kind or class

the genuine article

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Examples of article in a Sentence

I just read an interesting article on the city's early history.
He has published numerous articles in scholarly journals.
Article 3 of the U.S. Constitution.
The company amended its articles of incorporation.

Recent Examples of article from the Web

Venezuela’s Efecto Cocuyo (Firefly Effect) reports facts that the regime tries to hide, including murder counts and the black-market exchange rate (see article).

— The Economist, "Latin America’s new media are growing up," 14 July 2018
In March 2017, the Smoking Gun website published an article that purported to include that message, in an exchange with Stone.

— ken dilanian /, NBC News, "The timing, the proof, the details: Takeaways from Mueller's new indictments," 13 July 2018
Within hours, national media outlets—including SI and NFL.com—picked up the story and ran their own articles.

— michael mccann, SI.com, "Could Gareon Conley Legally Prove That Rape Allegation Caused Draft Slide, Financial Harm?," 12 July 2018
Narula traces the creation of Chicago Theatre Now back to the summer of 2016 when the Reader published an article about abuses occurring at the now-defunct Profiles Theatre.

— katie powers, Chicago Reader, "Arts / Media / Theater Profiles abuse scandal inspires new magazine examining Chicago theater," 12 July 2018
Hyatt staffers asked Fanoomies to remove the hotel from its event description in late May after an article about the sushi fest ran in The Bee, Erlenbusch said, a request the company ignored.

— benjy egel, sacbee, "They bought tickets to a bogus sushi festival. Now they can’t get their money back," 11 July 2018
After his part on the show was confirmed, White made one of his students read an article about the show to the class.

— myah ward, charlotteobserver, "He got famous as the 'handshake' teacher. Now he brings different skills to national TV," 10 July 2018
Feinstein quizzed Barrett on her 2013 law review article about the legal principle of honoring past Supreme Court decisions.

— maureen groppe, Indianapolis Star, "Supreme Court opening: Indiana's Amy Coney Barrett a favorite of grassroots conservatives," 8 July 2018
SCOTUSblog notes that her first law review article discussed the Catholic Church's lessons about the death penalty, writing that Catholic judges should sometimes recuse themselves in those cases.

— megan friedman, Marie Claire, "Would Amy Coney Barrett Vote Against Roe v. Wade? Trump's SCOTUS Frontrunner Is Resolute," 5 July 2018

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Origin and Etymology of article

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin articulus joint, division, diminutive of artus joint, limb; akin to Greek arariskein to fit — more at arm

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First Known Use: 13th century

in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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article Synonyms

Synonyms

composition, essay, paper, theme;

dissertation, thesis;

tract, treatise;

discourse, discussion, study;

article

verb

Definition of article

articled; articling \-k(ə-)liŋ\

transitive verb

: to bind by articles (as of apprenticeship) (see ¹article 1c)

He went to Durham Grammar School, was articled to a solicitor in Newcastle at seventeen, moved to another firm in London at twenty …
—T. J. Binyon

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Examples of article in a Sentence

He articled at the famous law firm many years ago.

Recent Examples of article from the Web

Correction: June 4, 2018 An earlier version of this articled misidentified the president whom Michael Jordan skipped out on meeting.

— michael d. shear, New York Times, "Trump Abruptly Calls Off Philadelphia Eagles’ Visit to White House," 4 June 2018
Every week science journalists get a bunch of emails from various Respectable Scientific Journals telling us, in advance, what articles those journals are going to publish.

— adam rogers, WIRED, "Scientists Are Subverting Formal Publication. Well, Some of Them.," 16 May 2018
This articled was updated with a report from Portland, Ore.

— times staff, latimes.com, "Coast to coast, voices are raised in anger and dismay," 21 Jan. 2018

Origin and Etymology of article

see ¹article

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First Known Use: 1693

in the meaning defined above

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ARTICLE Defined for English Language Learners

article

noun

Definition of article for English Language Learners

: a piece of writing about a particular subject that is included in a magazine, newspaper, etc.
: a particular kind of object
: a separate part of a legal document that deals with a single subject