ar·ti·cle (är t -k l)n. 1. An individual thing or element of a class; a particular object or item: an article of clothing; articles of food. 2. A particular section or item of a series in a written document, as in a contract, constitution, or treaty. 3. A nonfictional literary composition that forms an independent part of a publication, as of a newspaper or magazine. 4. Grammar a. The part of speech used to indicate nouns and to specify their application. b. Any of the words belonging to this part of speech. In English, the indefinite articles are a and an and the definite article is the. 5. A particular part or subject; a specific matter or point. tr.v. ar·ti·cled, ar·ti·cling, ar·ti·cles To bind by articles set forth in a contract, such as one of apprenticeship. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin articulus, joint, article, diminutive of artus, joint (translation of Greek arthron, joint, article); see ar- in Indo-European roots.] |
article
Noun
1. a written composition in a magazine or newspaper
2. an item or object
3. a clause in a written document
4. Grammar any of the words a, an, or the [Latin articulus small joint]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  article - nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publicationfeature article, feature - a special or prominent article in a newspaper or magazine; "they ran a feature on retirement planning" magazine article - an article published in a magazine piece - an artistic or literary composition; "he wrote an interesting piece on Iran"; "the children acted out a comic piece to amuse the guests" offprint, separate, reprint - a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication paper - a scholarly article describing the results of observations or stating hypotheses; "he has written many scientific papers" think piece - an article in a newspaper or magazine or journal that represents opinions and ideas and discussion rather than bare facts nonfiction, nonfictional prose - prose writing that is not fictional |
| 2. | article - one of a class of artifacts; "an article of clothing" article of commerce - an article that is offered for sale breakable - an article that is fragile and easily broken; "pack the breakables separately" knickknack, novelty - a small inexpensive mass-produced article notion - (usually plural) small personal articles or clothing or sewing items; "buttons and needles are notions" ware - articles of the same kind or material; usually used in combination: `silverware', `software' | |
| 3. | article - a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will) section, subdivision - a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical); "he always turns first to the business section"; "the history of this work is discussed in the next section" arbitration clause - a clause in a contract providing for arbitration of disputes arising under the contract deductible - a clause in an insurance policy that relieves the insurer of responsibility to pay the initial loss up to a stated amount double indemnity - a clause in an insurance policy that provides for double the face value of the policy in the case of accidental death escalator, escalator clause - a clause in a contract that provides for an increase or a decrease in wages or prices or benefits etc. depending on certain conditions (as a change in the cost of living index) joker - an inconspicuous clause in a document or bill that affects its meaning in a way that is not immediately apparent; "when I demanded my money he showed me the joker in the contract" reserve clause - a clause that used to be part of the contract with a professional athlete extending the contract for a year beyond its expiration; "the reserve clause was used to bind players to a particular ball club" rider - a clause that is appended to a legislative bill document, papers, written document - writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature) contract - a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law | |
| 4. | article - (grammar) a determiner that may indicate the specificity of reference of a noun phrase grammar - the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics) determinative, determiner - one of a limited class of noun modifiers that determine the referents of noun phrases definite article - a determiner (as `the' in English) that indicates specificity of reference indefinite article - a determiner (as `a' or `some' in English) that indicates nonspecific reference | |
| Verb | 1. | article - bind by a contract; especially for a training period |
article
Translations
article [ˈɑːtɪkl] n → artículo, objeto, cosa;
(in newspaper) → artículo;
(BRIT) (LAW) (= training);
articles npl → contrato sg de aprendizaje;
articles of clothing → prendas fpl de vestir
article [ˈɑːtɪkl] n → article m;
(Brit) (Law) (= training);
articles npl → stage m;
articles of clothing → vêtements mpl
article [ˈɑːtɪkl] n → Artikel m;
(object, item) → Gegenstand m;
articles (Brit) npl (Law) → (Rechts)referendarzeit f;
article of clothing → Kleidungsstück nt
n article [ˈaːtikl]
1 a thing or an object This shop sells articles of all kinds; articles of clothing. stuk شَيء، سِلْعَه، قِطْعَه предмет artikl, předmět, kus vare; artikel der Artikel αντικείμενο artículo ese کالا؛ تکه artikkeli article פְּרִיט वस्तु predmet áru(cikk) benda vara, vörutegund, hlutur articolo 品物 물건 daiktas, prekė apģērba gabali barang artikel, stuk vare, artikkel artykuł artigo articol предмет, изделие artikel blago, izdelek stvar ili predmet sak, artikel, vara สิ่งของ nesne, şey 物品 виріб; продукт شے ، چیز vật 物品
2 a piece of writing in a newspaper or magazine He has written an article on the new sports centre for a local magazine. artikel مَقالَه статия článek artikel der Artikel άρθρο artículo artikkel مقاله artikkeli article מַאֲמָר लेख članak (újság)cikk tulisan, karangan grein articolo 記事 기사 straipsnis raksts rencana artikel artikkel artykuł artigo articol, reportaj статья článok članek članak artikel บทความ makale, yazı 文章 стаття مضمون ، مقالہ bài báo 文章
3 the (the definite article) or a/an (the indefinite article). lidwoord (أداةالتَّعْريف) член člen bestemte/ubestemte artikel (gram.) der Artikel άρθρο (γραμμ.) artículo artikkel حرف تعریف artikkeli article תָּווִית उपपद član névelő artikel greinir articolo 冠詞 관사 artikelis artikuls kata sandang tentu lidwoord (bestemt/ubestemt) artikkel przedimek artigo articol (не)определённый артикль člen (určitý, neurčitý) člen član artikel คำนำหน้านาม harfi tarif, belirteç 冠詞 артикль mạo từ 冠词
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