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Definitions
Piece of writing in a newspaper, magazine, or website.
Word 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.
Used in a sentence
“an article of clothing”
“Had he bought nitre before, I have since tried to recall and I cannot. It is a common enough article and I sell it every day.”
“‘A song called “Freak Like Me” by the Sugababes,’ said Jesse. ‘Just Sugababes, no article,’ the man said, enjoying the stunned reaction on Jesse’s face.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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