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   Ar·ti·cle

   /ˈärdək(ə)l/

   

   noun

   • 1. a particular item or object: "small household articles" Similar objectthingitemunitartifactpiece of merchandisecommodityproductdevicegadgetcontrivanceinstrumentutensiltoolimplementinformal:whatsitwhat-d'you-call-itwhat's-its-namewhatchamacallitthingummythingythingamabobthingamajigoojamaflipoojahgizmogubbinsdoodahdoobrydoodaddoohickeydoojiggerdingusthingo
   • 2. a piece of writing included with others in a newspaper, magazine, or other print or online publication: "an article about middle-aged executives" Similar essayreportaccountstorywrite-upfeatureitempiece (of writing)compositioncolumnpapertractstudyreviewcommentarytreatiseanalysisdisquisitiondiscoursetheme
   • 3. a separate clause or paragraph of a legal document or agreement, typically one outlining a single rule or regulation: "it is an offense under Article 7 of the treaty" Similar clausesectionsubsectionpointitemparagraphdivisionsubdivisionheadingpartbitpassageportionsegmentprovisionprovisostipulation
   • 4. the definite or indefinite article.

   verb

   • 1. bind by the terms of a contract, as one of apprenticeship. British

   Word Origin Middle English (denoting a separate clause of the Apostles' Creed): from Old French, from Latin articulus ‘small connecting part’, diminutive of artus ‘joint’.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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