ARTICLE

Article

An article is a word that is used with a noun to indicate the type of reference being made by the noun. Articles specify grammatical definiteness of the noun, in some languages extending to volume or numerical scope. The articles in the English language are the and a/an, and some. 'An' and 'a' are modern forms of the Old English 'an', which in Anglian dialects was the number 'one' and survived into Modern Scots as the number 'ane'. Both 'on' and 'an' survived into Modern English, with 'one' used as the number and 'an' as an indefinite article.

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article

Noun

  1. A part or segment of something joined to other parts, or, in combination, forming a structured set.
  2. A story, report, or opinion piece in a newspaper, magazine, journal, etc.
  3. A member of a group or class
  4. An object.
  5. 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 en ending (e.g. definite article in Swedish) or there may be none (e.g. Russian, Pashto).
  6. A section of a legal document, bylaws, etc.
  7. A person.
  8. A wench. A prime article = A handsome girl.
  9. Subject matter; concern.
  10. A distinct part.
  11. A precise point in time; a moment.

Verb

  1. To bind by articles of apprenticeship.
    to article an apprentice to a mechanic
  2. To accuse or charge by an exhibition of articles or accusations.
  3. To formulate in articles; to set forth in distinct particulars.


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