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A distinct portion of an instrument, discourse, literary
work, or any other writing, consisting of two or more particulars, or
treating of various topics; as, an article in the Constitution. Hence:
A clause in a contract, system of regulations, treaty, or the like; a
term, condition, or stipulation in a contract; a concise statement; as,
articles of agreement. |
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A literary composition, forming an independent portion of
a magazine, newspaper, or cyclopedia. |
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Subject; matter; concern; distinct. |
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A distinct part. |
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A particular one of various things; as, an article of
merchandise; salt is a necessary article. |
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Precise point of time; moment. |
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One of the three words, a, an, the, used before nouns to
limit or define their application. A (or an) is called the indefinite
article, the the definite article. |
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One of the segments of an articulated appendage. |
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To formulate in articles; to set forth in distinct
particulars. |
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To accuse or charge by an exhibition of articles. |
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To bind by articles of covenant or stipulation; as, to
article an apprentice to a mechanic. |
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To agree by articles; to stipulate; to bargain; to
covenant. |