articles

1. 1
   noun

   Plural of article. Use this form when you mean more than one article.

   She wrote three articles for the school newspaper this month.

   The store sells many useful articles for the home.

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2. 2
   verb

   Third-person singular present of article. Use it with he, she, or it.

   The company articles each young lawyer for two years of training.

   He articles his clerk so she can learn the trade properly.

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3. 3
   noun

   The training time when a person works as a junior clerk in a law office.

   Like the time a new doctor spends training in a hospital before working alone.

   She finished her articles at a small law firm last year.

   He spent his articles learning how the courts work.

   Similartraineeship, apprenticeship, clerkship

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4. 4
   nounslang

   A man's outfit of clothes, such as pants, a coat, and a vest.

   Like calling your whole outfit your 'gear'.

   He dressed in his finest articles for the wedding.

   She brushed the dust off his articles before he went out.

   Similarclothes, garments, togs, duds

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