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/ˈɑːtɪkl/

noun
- 1. a particular item or object: "small household articles" Similar objectthingitemunitartefactpiece 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 offence under Article 7 of the Treaty" Similar clausesectionsubsectionpointitemparagraphdivisionsubdivisionheadingpartbitpassageportionsegmentprovisionprovisostipulation
- 4. a period of training with a firm as a solicitor, architect, surveyor, or accountant: British "he is already in articles"
- ▪ the terms on which crew members take service on a ship.
- 5. the definite or indefinite article.
verb
- 1. bind (a trainee solicitor, architect, surveyor, or accountant) to undergo a period of training with a firm in order to become qualified: British "he was articled to a firm of solicitors in York"
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’.
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