article

Meanings

Plural: articles

Noun

nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication
one of a class of artifacts
- "an article of clothing"
a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will)
(grammar) a determiner that may indicate the specificity of reference of a noun phrase
A piece of nonfiction writing such as a story, report, opinion piece, or entry in a newspaper, magazine, journal, encyclopedia, etc.
An object, a member of a group or class.
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).
A section of a legal document, bylaws, etc. or, in the plural, the entire document seen as a collection of these.
Ellipsis of genuine article.
A part or segment of something joined to other parts, or, in combination, forming a structured set.
A person; an individual.
A wench.
Subject matter; concern.
A distinct part.
A precise point in time; a moment.

Verb

bind by a contract; especially for a training period
To bind by articles of apprenticeship.
To accuse or charge by an exhibition of articles or accusations.
To formulate in articles; to set forth in distinct particulars.

Origin / Etymology

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.

Synonyms

clause

Scrabble Score: 9

article is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
article is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
article is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

article is a valid Words With Friends word