article
Listen:Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
article/ˈɑːtɪkl/
▶noun
- 1 a particular object.
- 2 a piece of writing included with others in a newspaper or magazine.
- 3 a separate clause or paragraph of a legal document.
- 4 (articles) a period of training with a firm as a solicitor, architect, surveyor, or accountant.
■ the terms on which crew members take service on a ship.
- 5 Grammar the definite or indefinite article.
– phrases
an article of faith a firmly held belief.
an article of faith a firmly held belief.
– origin ME: from OFr., from L. articulus ‘small connecting part’, dimin. of artus ‘joint’.
'article' also found in these Oxford entries:
a
- abstract
- accessory
- advertorial
- amendment
- an
- articular
- articulate
- author
- beg
- byline
- causerie
- clause
- -cle
- comb
- confection
- copy
- count noun
- cross head
- cutting
- dateline
- definite article
- disposable
- drugget
- editorial
- fashion
- feature
- finish
- fit
- fitted
- flannel
- gorget
- handicap
- handler
- headline
- headnote
- hotel
- imitation
- import
- indefinite article
- item
- jim-jams
- knock
- layaway
- lay-by
- lead
- leader
- leading article
- list price
