# article

Pronunciation: US say "AHR-ti-kuhl" /ˈɑɹtɪkəl/; UK say "AH-ti-kuhl" /ˈɑːtɪkl̩/

## Noun

1. A piece of nonfiction writing, such as a news report, opinion piece, or encyclopedia entry.
   - Simple: A piece of writing about a real topic, such as one in a newspaper, magazine, or website.
   - _The journalist published a detailed article on the city's housing crisis._
   - _Several articles in the journal challenged the prevailing theory._
2. A separately numbered section of a legal document or set of bylaws; in the plural, the whole document formed from those sections.
   - Simple: A numbered section of a legal document or set of rules.
   - _Article 5 of the treaty guarantees freedom of movement._
   - _The company's articles of incorporation were filed last week._
3. A part of speech that points to and limits a noun, such as 'a', 'an', or 'the' in English.
   - Simple: A small word like 'a', 'an', or 'the' that goes before a noun.
   - _Students learning English often struggle with when to use the definite article._
   - _Russian has no articles, so learners must infer definiteness from context._
4. An object considered as one member of a group or class of things.
   - Simple: A single object or item, especially one belonging to a set.
   - _The customs officer inspected each article in the traveler's bag._
   - _Several articles of value were missing after the move._
5. One distinct part of something made up of several parts.
   - Simple: One separate part of something that is made of several parts.
   - _The last article of the beetle's antenna is longer than the others._
   - _Under the microscope, the students counted the articles of the beetle's antenna, each one linked to the next by a tiny joint._
6. Ellipsis of genuine article. — Ellipsis of genuine article.
   - Simple: Short for genuine article. Means the real, true thing and not a copy.

## Verb

7. To state something in separate, distinct points or particulars.
   - Simple: To set something out clearly, point by point.
8. To bind someone as an apprentice by a formal contract known as articles.
   - Simple: To sign someone up as an apprentice through a formal written agreement.
   - _The guild required masters to article their apprentices under strict terms._
   - _He articled the orphan to a shipwright in the coastal town._

## Noun

9. A person or individual, referred to dismissively or contemptuously. *(dated)*
   - Simple: A person, talked about in an unkind or disrespectful way.
   - _He was a cunning article who always got exactly what he wanted._
   - _The landlady called her new tenant a slippery article._
10. The subject matter or concern under consideration. *(dated)*
   - Simple: The subject or topic that something is about.
12. A young woman or girl; an obsolete slang usage, often coarse in tone. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: A young woman, in old rough slang.
13. A precise point in time; a particular moment. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: An exact moment in time.

## Verb

11. To accuse or charge someone by presenting a formal list of accusations. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: To formally accuse someone by listing the charges against them.

## Origin

A Proto-Indo-European root meaning "to join or fit together" lies behind Latin artus, which gave articulus ("a joint, part, division, or point of time"). Old French and then Middle English kept the form article. The word is a doublet of articulus.

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