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   article

   /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’.

   Scrabble Points: 9

   • A

     1

   • R

     1

   • T

     1

   • I

     1

   • C

     3

   • L

     1

   • E

     1

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