article
English meaning: Article
Definition
A piece of nonfictional writing such as a story, report, opinion piece, or entry in a newspaper, magazine, journal, dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.
Example
“I read an interesting article about climate change in the magazine.”
Another example: “Each article of the treaty was debated for hours.”
Usage — When, Where & How
Several senses: a piece of writing in a publication ('a newspaper article'); a particular item or object ('an article of clothing'); a clause in a legal document ('Article 5'); and the grammatical 'articles' (a, an, the). Context determines meaning; all senses are common.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From Old French 'article', from Latin 'articulus' (a small joint, division), diminutive of 'artus' (joint); entered English in the 13th century.
Related Words
- wikipedia
- paragraph
- accessed
- constitution
- penal
- licence
- shall
- lists
- quoted
- clause
Common Collocations
- newspaper article
- journal article
- article of clothing
- definite article
- leading article
- article of faith
Word Forms
article (n); articles (pl.)
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Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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- English
- English
- Script
- Latin
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- Indo-European
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