Meaning of article in English

article

noun [ C ]

/ˈɑː.tɪ.kəl/ us

/ˈɑːr.t̬ɪ.kəl/

article noun [C] (NEWSPAPER)

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a piece of writing on a particular subject in a newspaper or magazine, or on the internet:

There was an interesting article on vegetarianism in the paper yesterday.

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The article appeared on the front page of the Guardian.
If you spot any mistakes in the article just mark them with a pencil.
Her article on diet startled many people into changing their eating habits.
The newspaper published a toughly worded article about racist behaviour.
She has written articles for several women's magazines.

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Newspapers & magazines: headlines & features

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article noun [C] (GRAMMAR)

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any of the English words "a", "an", and "the", or words in other languages that do the same job as these

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definite article specialized

indefinite article

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When I say "I'm a dentist", I am using the indefinite article "a".
It is not correct to include the article 'a' before a plural noun.
Uncountable nouns should not have an indefinite article in front of them.
The sentence 'Paris is the capital city of France' uses the definite article.
With French nouns, like 'la maison', it's important to learn the article that goes with the noun.

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article noun [C] (OBJECT)

a particular thing, especially one that is one of several things of a similar type or in the same place:

article of clothing An article of clothing was found near the river.

Guests are advised not to leave any articles of value in their hotel rooms.

articles of furniture

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Objects - general words

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article noun [C] (LAW)

a separate part in a written document such as a legal agreement:

East and West Germany united under article 23 of the Bonn constitution.

articles UK

work done in a law office while training to be a lawyer:

do your articles I'm doing my articles in a small firm in Oxford.

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UK politics: legislation & law-making

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Grammar

Piece words and group words

Piece words make it possible to talk about a single unit or units of something which is seen as uncountable. Piece words include words such as piece, bit, item, article. We normally use them with of. We can use them in the singular or the plural. …

Piece words

(Definition of article from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

article | American Dictionary

article

noun [ C ]

/ˈɑrt̬·ɪ·kəl/

article noun [C] (PIECE OF WRITING)

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writing

a piece of writing on a particular subject in a newspaper or magazine:

an article on Chinese art

article noun [C] (OBJECT)

a particular thing or item:

The police want a description of each missing article.

article noun [C] (SMALL WORD)

grammar

any of the English words "a," "an," and "the," or words in other languages that are used in a similar way as these

(Definition of article from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

article | Business English

article

noun

/ˈɑːtɪkl/ us

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a piece of writing on a particular subject in a newspaper or magazine:

The article appeared in the Feb. 1 issue of Economics and Portfolio Strategy, a newsletter for institutional investors.

[ C ] LAW (also Article)

a separate part in a written document such as a law or legal agreement:

The Commission has power to impose fines on parties in breach of Article 85(1).

articles

LAW UK

work in a law office as part of someone's training to be a lawyer:

I received a fairly general grounding while in articles, including the opportunity to undertake some commercial work.

(Definition of article from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of article

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The articles cover a wide range of diverse and important topics, to keep you up-to-date with developments in foreign and second language education.

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Because of this, diverse predictions are made as to the pattern of error that should be present in the production of articles.

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In 2006, we were able to publish 71 articles plus editorial material and corrections.

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The earliest of these articles is shorter than its introduction, an indication of the author's willingness to revisit his pronouncements.

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There are some differences among the various articles and reports with regard to names, places, and spellings.

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Reference lists from identified articles were hand searched.

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Numerous books and articles describe growing dissatisfaction with school performance starting in the 1970s and 1980s.

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The collection of articles in this special issue illustrates the strengths of different approaches in dealing with these obstacles.

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Each of the five thematic sections is subdivided into between three and seven single-authored articles.

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Access to the full-text versions of the articles, reviews, chant bibliography and chant discography will be available only to institutional subscribers.

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The practical implementation of supplementary prescribing has been the subject of much debate, and several articles this month address the issue.

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The book also includes short, informative articles on a variety of miscellaneous topics.

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The book is divided into sections devoted to interview features, articles on aesthetics, music and politics, and concert reviews, and obituaries of leading figures.

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In an age of blogging, one might assume that the consistent recurrence of an error stems from reliance on partisan articles posted on influential websites.

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In the perceptual domain, lack of salience of articles makes for difficulty.

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