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noun

1. An individually considered portion of a whole: detail, element, item, particular, point. See part/whole.
2. Something having material existence: item, object, thing. See thing.

1. A subdivision of a document.
2. In project specifications, the primary subdivision of the section, often further subdivided into paragraphs, subparagraphs, and clauses.

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Series or subdivisions of individual and distinct sections of a document, statute, or other writing, such as the Articles of Confederation. Codes or systems of rules created by written agreements of parties or by statute that establish standards of legally acceptable behavior in a business relationship, such as articles of incorporation or articles of partnership. Writings that embody contractual terms of agreements between parties.

In grammar, the words a, an, and the, which precede a noun or its modifier. The is the definite article; a and an are indefinite articles.

IN BRIEF: A certain thing or object.

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

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sign description: The G-hands slides down the side of the flat hand.

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noun
noun, jocular derog

1: Now mainly A person, esp. of the stated type. (1811 —) .
M. K. Joseph Listen, you sloppy article, who was on guard from twelve to two last night? (1957).

2: euphemistic A chamber-pot. (1922 —) .
J. Cannan How could he be so rude, she asked, when he said 'pot' instead of 'bedroom article' (1958).

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For a list of words related to article, see:

• Publications - article: report, story, or essay complete in itself and forming part of a publication
• Journalism - article: complete written piece in newspaper or magazine
• Grammar and Usage - article: modifier “a,” “an,” or “the” used to signal presence and definiteness or indefiniteness of following noun

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Common misspelling(s) of article

• artical

Dansk (Danish)
n. - artikel, genstand, vare
v. tr. - skrive lærekontrakt med, indgå lærekontrakt med

idioms:

• articled clerk    udlært kontorelev

Nederlands (Dutch)
artikel, lidwoord, document, geloofsartikel, onderdeel, punt, segment (zool.), in de leer doen

Français (French)
n. - objet, (Comm) article, marchandise, article (de presse), (Jur, Comm) article, (Relig) article (de foi), (US, Mil) code, (Ling) article
v. tr. - mettre en apprentissage, mettre en stage, (Jur) stipuler

idioms:

• articled clerk    stagiaire chez un notaire

Deutsch (German)
n. - Artikel, Beitrag, Geschlechtswort
v. - in die Lehre geben

idioms:

• articled clerk    Rechtspraktikant

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - άρθρο, όρος, αντικείμενο, είδος, κομμάτι, (καθομ.) μανούλι
v. - ειδικεύω, καταρτίζω (μαθητευόμενο), κατηγορώ, παραπέμπω με κατηγορία

idioms:

• articled clerk    ασκούμενος δικηγόρος

Italiano (Italian)
articolo, clausola

idioms:

• articled clerk    praticante avvocato
• final article    clausola finale

Português (Portuguese)
n. - artigo (m) de mercadoria, artigo (m) de jornal, cláusula (m) de um contrato (Jur.), artigo (Gram.)
v. - articular, contratar, obrigar-se (contrato) (Jur.)

idioms:

• articled clerk    funcionário (m) capaz
• final article    artigo (m) final
• leading article    artigo (m) principal

Русский (Russian)
пункт, статья, статья (журнальная), предмет, сегмент, товар, артикль

idioms:

• articled clerk    служащий конторы стряпчего, работыющий за счет уплаты за обучение
• final article    последний пункт
• leading article    передовица

Español (Spanish)
n. - artículo, cláusula, ítem, mercadería
v. tr. - clasificar por item o mercadería

idioms:

• articled clerk    dependiente aprendiz, pasante

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - sak, artikel
v. - anklaga, sätta i lära hos

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
一件, 商品, 物品, 文章, 订约将...收为学徒

idioms:

• articled clerk    见习律师

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 一件, 商品, 物品, 文章
v. tr. - 訂約將...收為學徒

idioms:

• articled clerk    見習律師

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 기사, 한 품목, 조항, 계약, 관사
v. tr. - 을 열거하다, 을 고발하다, 을 도계로 삼다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 物品, 品物, 人, 記事, 冠詞, 箇条, 条項, 年季契約
v. - 契約で拘束する, 起訴する, 告発する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مقال, بند في قانون, فقره أو ماده, صنف, يقيد بشروط عقد (فعل) اداة تعريف أو تنكير, شيأ صنف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮פריט, חפץ, מאמר, סעיף, חוזה, תווית יידוע/אי-יידוע, הסכם‬
v. tr. - ‮קשר ע"י סעיפי חוזה, פרט לסעיפים, האשים באופן מוגדר‬

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