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- [ahr-ti-kuh l]
- /ˈɑr tɪ kəl/
- /ˈɑːtɪkl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ahr-ti-kuh l]
- /ˈɑr tɪ kəl/
Definitions of article word
- countable noun article An article is a piece of writing that is published in a newspaper or magazine. 3
- countable noun article You can refer to objects as articles of some kind. 3
- countable noun article An article of a formal agreement or document is a section of it which deals with a particular point. 3
- noun plural article Someone who is in articles is being trained as a lawyer or accountant by a firm with whom they have a written agreement. 3
- countable noun article In grammar, an article is a kind of determiner. In English, 'a' and 'an' are called the indefinite article, and 'the' is called the definite article. 3
- noun article one of a class of objects; item 3
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Origin of article
First appearance:
before 1200 One of the 9% oldest English words
1200-50; Middle English < Anglo-French, Medieval Latin articulus article of faith, Latin: joint, limb, member, clause, grammatical article, equivalent to arti- (combining form of artus joint; akin to arthro-, arm2) + -culus -cule1
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Parts of speech for Article
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
article popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
article usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for article
noun article
- piece — a separate or limited portion or quantity of something: a piece of land; a piece of chocolate.
- substance — that of which a thing consists; physical matter or material: form and substance.
- commodity — A commodity is something that is sold for money.
- thing — (in Scandinavian countries) a public meeting or assembly, especially a legislative assembly or a court of law.
- thingamajig — a gadget or other thing for which the speaker does not know or has forgotten the name.
Antonyms for article
noun article
- whole — comprising the full quantity, amount, extent, number, etc., without diminution or exception; entire, full, or total: He ate the whole pie. They ran the whole distance.
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