| article | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. article | nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication. |
| ~ editorial, newspaper column, column | an article giving opinions or perspectives. |
| ~ feature article, feature | a special or prominent article in a newspaper or magazine.; "they ran a feature on retirement planning" |
| ~ magazine article | an article published in a magazine. |
| ~ news article, news story, newspaper article | an article reporting news. |
| ~ piece | an artistic or literary composition.; "he wrote an interesting piece on Iran"; "the children acted out a comic piece to amuse the guests" |
| ~ offprint, separate, reprint | a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication. |
| ~ paper | a scholarly article describing the results of observations or stating hypotheses.; "he has written many scientific papers" |
| ~ think piece | an article in a newspaper or magazine or journal that represents opinions and ideas and discussion rather than bare facts. |
| ~ nonfiction, nonfictional prose | prose writing that is not fictional. |
| n. (tops) | 2. article | one of a class of artifacts.; "an article of clothing" |
| ~ artefact, artifact | a man-made object taken as a whole. |
| ~ article of commerce | an article that is offered for sale. |
| ~ breakable | an article that is fragile and easily broken.; "pack the breakables separately" |
| ~ knickknack, novelty | a small inexpensive mass-produced article. |
| ~ notion | (usually plural) small personal articles or clothing or sewing items.; "buttons and needles are notions" |
| ~ ware | articles of the same kind or material; usually used in combination: `silverware', `software'. |
| n. (communication) | 3. article, clause | a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will). |
| ~ section, subdivision | a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical).; "he always turns first to the business section"; "the history of this work is discussed in the next section" |
| ~ 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.; "when I demanded my money he showed me the joker in the contract" |
| ~ 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.; "the reserve clause was used to bind players to a particular ball club" |
| ~ rider | a clause that is appended to a legislative bill. |
| ~ document, papers, written document | writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature). |
| ~ contract | a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law. |
| n. (communication) | 4. article | (grammar) a determiner that may indicate the specificity of reference of a noun phrase. |
| ~ grammar | the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics). |
| ~ determinative, determiner | one of a limited class of noun modifiers that determine the referents of noun phrases. |
| ~ 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. |
| v. (communication) | 5. article | bind by a contract; especially for a training period. |
| ~ oblige, obligate, bind, hold | bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted.; "He's held by a contract"; "I'll hold you by your promise" |
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