Library / English Dictionary

ARTICLE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

One of a class of artifacts

Example:

an article of clothing

Classified under:

Nouns with no superordinates

Hypernyms ("article" is a kind of...):

artefact; artifact (a man-made object taken as a whole)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "article"):

article of commerce (an article that is offered for sale)

breakable (an article that is fragile and easily broken)

knickknack; novelty (a small inexpensive mass-produced article)

notion ((usually plural) small personal articles or clothing or sewing items)

ware (articles of the same kind or material; usually used in combination: 'silverware', 'software')

Sense 2

Meaning:

Nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("article" is a kind of...):

nonfiction; nonfictional prose (prose writing that is not fictional)

piece (an artistic or literary composition)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "article"):

think piece (an article in a newspaper or magazine or journal that represents opinions and ideas and discussion rather than bare facts)

paper (a scholarly article describing the results of observations or stating hypotheses)

offprint; reprint; separate (a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication)

news article; news story; newspaper article (an article reporting news)

magazine article (an article published in a magazine)

feature; feature article (a special or prominent article in a newspaper or magazine)

column; editorial; newspaper column (an article giving opinions or perspectives)

Sense 3

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("article" is a kind of...):

determinative; determiner (one of a limited class of noun modifiers that determine the referents of noun phrases)

Domain category:

grammar (the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "article"):

definite article (a determiner (as 'the' in English) that indicates specificity of reference)

indefinite article (a determiner (as 'a' or 'some' in English) that indicates nonspecific reference)

Sense 4

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

article; clause

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("article" is a kind of...):

section; subdivision (a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical))

Domain category:

contract (a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "article"):

arbitration clause (a clause in a contract providing for arbitration of disputes arising under the contract)

deductible (a clause in an insurance policy that relieves the insurer of responsibility to pay the initial loss up to a stated amount)

double indemnity (a clause in an insurance policy that provides for double the face value of the policy in the case of accidental death)

escalator; escalator clause (a clause in a contract that provides for an increase or a decrease in wages or prices or benefits etc. depending on certain conditions (as a change in the cost of living index))

joker (an inconspicuous clause in a document or bill that affects its meaning in a way that is not immediately apparent)

reserve clause (a clause that used to be part of the contract with a professional athlete extending the contract for a year beyond its expiration)

rider (a clause that is appended to a legislative bill)

Holonyms ("article" is a part of...):

document; papers; written document (writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature))

Derivation:

article (bind by a contract; especially for a training period)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Bind by a contract; especially for a training period

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "article" is one way to...):

bind; hold; obligate; oblige (bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

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

Credits

 Context examples: 

An article used to connect words, phrases, or clauses representing alternatives; used to connect alternative terms for the same thing; used in correlation; used to correct or rephrase what was previously said; otherwise.

(Or, NCI Thesaurus)

A word or small set of words designed to convey the subject of a technical article.

(Keyword, NCI Thesaurus)

Human subject means an individual who is or becomes a participant in research, either as a recipient of the test article or as a control.

(Human Study Subject, Food and Drug Administration)

An article intended to be rubbed, poured, sprinkled, or sprayed on or introduced into or otherwise applied to the human body for cleansing, beautifying, promoting attractiveness or altering the appearance.

(Cosmetic, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)

Enteric-coated articles are delayed release dosage forms.

(Delayed Release Capsule Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

A unique code used by publishers in the identification and exchange of the content of a digital object, such as a journal article, web document, or other item of intellectual property.

(Digital Object Identifier, NCI Thesaurus)

The process by which original articles and grants written by researchers are evaluated for technical and scientific quality and correctness by other experts in the same field.

(Peer Review, NCI Dictionary)

A publication that contains original articles that have been written by scientists and evaluated for technical and scientific quality and correctness by other experts in the same field.

(Peer-reviewed scientific journal, NCI Dictionary)

How could the presence of these articles in my house affect either the honour, the sanity, or the life of my flighty colleague?

(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

When his companion and he had fled to some prearranged retreat—already occupied, no doubt by a confederate—the companion had persuaded him to leave so compromising an article of furniture.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)