article

noun

ar·ti·cle | \ ˈär-ti-kəl

plural articles

Definition of article

(Entry 1 of 2)

1a : 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. Rubioarticles of consolidationarticles 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

article

verb

articled; articling\ ˈär-ti-k(ə-)liŋ

Definition of article (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb

: to bind by articles (as of apprenticeship) (see article entry 1 sense 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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Synonyms for article

Synonyms: Noun

composition, essay, paper, theme

Examples of article in a Sentence

Noun

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.

Verb

He articled at the famous law firm many years ago.

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

The article goes on to explain that even doctors who just attempt to administer one could be sentenced to up to 10 years behind bars. — Mattie Kahn, Glamour, "These Are the 25 Men Who Voted for the Most Restrictive Abortion Ban in America," 15 May 2019 At this point, RFK Jr. has yet to publicly respond to the article. — Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, "RFK Jr.'s Siblings Speak Out Against His "Tragically Wrong" Anti-Vaccine Views," 9 May 2019 This article originally appeared on April 26, 2018. — Bengt Halvorson, Car and Driver, "Ford Confirms It: A Hybrid Bronco Is Coming," 9 May 2019 Many other notable essays and articles on camp leave black personalities off their lists, save for RuPaul and Nicki Minaj. — Scarlett Newman, Teen Vogue, "A Deep Dive Into Black Culture and Camp," 3 May 2019 This article has been updated to cite The Hound's reference to Beric dying. — Kayleigh Roberts, Marie Claire, "Is Arya Azor Ahai? The Battle of Winterfell in 'Game of Thrones'," 29 Apr. 2019 Dragon Age 4, V1 Last week Kotaku published an article about Anthem and what happened behind-the-scenes leading up to a largely disappointing release. — Hayden Dingman, PCWorld, "This week in games: Yakuza Kiwami 2 confirmed for PC next month, H1Z1's new developers call it quits," 12 Apr. 2019 After quick Google search, I was inundated with tons of articles about how to clean your reusable straw (which seems like a ton of extra work) and how to keep them from getting moldy fast (also, ew). — Elizabeth Gulino, House Beautiful, "This Reusable Straw Has a Genius Cleaning Hack That’ll Blow Your Mind," 4 Apr. 2019 Many fishermen have reported seeing magister armhook squid in Lynn Canal, according to the NOAA article. — Alex Mccarthy, The Seattle Times, "Find allows for third sperm whale necropsy ever in Alaska," 13 Apr. 2019

Recent Examples on the Web: Verb

The redirect links were operated by a link-shortening service called Rebrandly and have since been taken down, but USA Really articles corresponding to the archived links are readily accessible. — Russell Brandom, The Verge, "Russian troll sites infiltrated Donald Trump subreddit as recently as this month," 24 Sep. 2018 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

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