Added 7 October 2026
article
/ˈɑːtɪkl̩/ noun
In Latin: articulus Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about article at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- A piece of nonfiction writing such as a story, report, opinion piece, or entry in a newspaper, magazine, journal, encyclopedia, etc.
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An object, a member of a group or class.
an article of clothing
- 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).
verb
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To bind by articles of apprenticeship.
to article an apprentice to a mechanic
- 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 (“a joint, limb, member, part, division, the article in grammar, a point of time”), from Latin artus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂értus (“that which is fit together; juncture, ordering”), from the root *h₂er- (“to join, fit (together)”). Doublet of articulus.
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