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A piece of non fiction prose written for a publication is one kind of article.

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A distinct portion of an instrument, discourse, literary work, or any other writing, consisting of two or more particulars, or treating of various topics; as, an article in the Constitution. Hence: A clause in a contract, system of regulations, treaty, or the like; a term, condition, or stipulation in a contract; a concise statement; as, articles of agreement.

Noun
one of a class of artifacts; "an article of clothing"

Noun
nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication

Noun
(grammar) a determiner that may indicate the specificity of reference of a noun phrase

Noun
a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will)

Verb
bind by a contract; especially for a training period

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n.
A distinct portion of an instrument, discourse, literary work, or any other writing, consisting of two or more particulars, or treating of various topics; as, an article in the Constitution. Hence: A clause in a contract, system of regulations, treaty, or the like; a term, condition, or stipulation in a contract; a concise statement; as, articles of agreement.

n.
A literary composition, forming an independent portion of a magazine, newspaper, or cyclopedia.

n.
Subject; matter; concern; distinct.

n.
A distinct part.

n.
A particular one of various things; as, an article of merchandise; salt is a necessary article.

n.
Precise point of time; moment.

n.
One of the three words, a, an, the, used before nouns to limit or define their application. A (or an) is called the indefinite article, the the definite article.

n.
One of the segments of an articulated appendage.

n.
To formulate in articles; to set forth in distinct particulars.

n.
To accuse or charge by an exhibition of articles.

n.
To bind by articles of covenant or stipulation; as, to article an apprentice to a mechanic.

v. i.
To agree by articles; to stipulate; to bargain; to covenant.


Article

Ar"ti*cle , n. [F., fr. L. articulus, dim. of artus joint, akin to Gr. , fr. a root ar to join, fit. See Art, n.] 1. A distinct portion of an instrument, discourse, literary work, or any other writing, consisting of two or more particulars, or treating of various topics; as, an article in the Constitution. Hence: A clause in a contract, system of regulations, treaty, or the like; a term, condition, or stipulation in a contract; a concise statement; as, articles of agreement. 2. A literary composition, forming an independent portion of a magazine, newspaper, or cyclopedia. 3. Subject; matter; concern; distinct. [Obs.]
A very great revolution that happened in this article of good breeding.
This last article will hardly be believed.
4. A distinct part. "Upon each article of human duty." Paley. "Each article of time." Habington.
The articles which compose the blood.
5. A particular one of various things; as, an article of merchandise; salt is a necessary article.
They would fight not for articles of faith, but for articles of food.
6. Precise point of time; moment. [Obs. or Archaic]
This fatal news coming to Hick's Hall upon the article of my Lord Russell's trial, was said to have had no little influence on the jury and all the bench to his prejudice.
7. (Gram.) One of the three words, a, an, the, used before nouns to limit or define their application. A (or an) is called the indefinite article, the the definite article. 8. (Zo'94l.) One of the segments of an articulated appendage. Articles of Confederation, the compact which was first made by the original thirteen States of the United States. They were adopted March 1, 1781, and remained the supreme law until March, 1789. -- Articles of impeachment, an instrument which, in cases of impeachment, performs the same office which an indictment does in a common criminal case. -- Articles of war, rules and regulations, fixed by law, for the better government of the army. -- In the article of death [L. in articulo mortis], at the moment of death; in the dying struggle. -- Lords of the articles (Scot. Hist.), a standing committee of the Scottish Parliament to whom was intrusted the drafting and preparation of the acts, or bills for laws. -- The Thirty-nine Articles, statements (thirty-nine in number) of the tenets held by the Church of England.

Article

Ar"ti*cle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Articled ; p. pr. & vb. n. Articling .] [Cf. F. articuler, fr. L. articulare. See Article, n., Articulate.] 1. To formulate in articles; to set forth in distinct particulars.
If all his errors and follies were articled against him, the man would seem vicious and miserable.
2. To accuse or charge by an exhibition of articles.
He shall be articled against in the high court of admiralty.
3. To bind by articles of covenant or stipulation; as, to article an apprentice to a mechanic.

Article

Ar"ti*cle, v. i. To agree by articles; to stipulate; to bargain; to covenant. [R.]
Then he articled with her that he should go away when he pleased.

A distinct portion of an instrument, discourse, literary work, or any other writing, consisting of two or more particulars, or treating of various topics; as, an article in the Constitution. Hence: A clause in a contract, system of regulations, treaty, or the like; a term, condition, or stipulation in a contract; a concise statement; as, articles of agreement.

To formulate in articles; to set forth in distinct particulars.

To agree by articles; to stipulate; to bargain; to covenant.

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Usage Examples

Every article on these islands has an almost personal character, which gives this simple life, where all art is unknown, something of the artistic beauty of medieval life.

Every contrivance of man, every tool, every instrument, every utensil, every article designed for use, of each and every kind, evolved from a very simple beginnings.

The underlying message of the Lancet article is that if you want to understand aggressive behaviour in children, look to the social and emotional environment in which they are growing up, and the values they bring to the viewing experience.

Nonviolence is the first article of my faith. It is also the last article of my creed.

Non-violence is the article of faith.

There's always an article coming out, saying, 'The new thing is funny women!'

In a funny way, poems are suited to modern life. They're short, they're intense. Nobody has time to read a 700-page book. People read magazines, and a poem takes less time than an article.

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Other Usage Examples

I had been a reporter for 15 years when I set out to write my first novel. I knew how to research an article or profile a subject - skills that I assumed would be useless when it came to fiction. It was from my imagination that the characters in my story would emerge.

Books constitute capital. A library book lasts as long as a house, for hundreds of years. It is not, then, an article of mere consumption but fairly of capital, and often in the case of professional men, setting out in life, it is their only capital.

Every article I wrote in those days, every speech I made, is full of pleading for the recognition of lead poisoning as a real and serious medical problem.

Sometimes when my mom finds a fun article and really wants me to read it, I will. But I prefer to just kind of focus on what I want to do and not really what other people are saying, because I don't want that to affect me too much.

It only worked for a little while the morning after I agreed to go with Universal, an article came out in the Hollywood trade papers, and the secret was out.

Of moral purpose I see no trace in Nature. That is an article of exclusively human manufacture and very much to our credit.

No power of government ought to be employed in the endeavor to establish any system or article of belief on the subject of religion.

All the information you could want is constantly streaming at you like a runaway truck - books, newspaper stories, Web sites, apps, how-to videos, this article you're reading, even entire magazines devoted to single subjects like charcuterie or wedding cakes or pickles.

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