article

Meanings

Noun

• A piece of nonfictional writing such as a story, report, opinion piece, or entry in a newspaper, magazine, journal, dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.
• An object, a member of a group or class.
• 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 an ending (e.g. definite article in Swedish) or there may be none (e.g. Russian, Pashto).
• A section of a legal document, bylaws, etc. or, in the plural, the entire document seen as a collection of these.
• A genuine article.
• A part or segment of something joined to other parts, or, in combination, forming a structured set.
• A person; an individual.
• A wench.
• Subject matter; concern.
• A distinct part.
• A precise point in time; a moment.

Verb

• To bind by articles of apprenticeship.
• To accuse or charge by an exhibition of articles or accusations.
• To formulate in articles; to set forth in distinct particulars.

Origin

• From Middle English article, from Old French article, from Latin articulus, from Latin artus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂értus ("that which is fit together; juncture, ordering"), from the root *h₂er-.