article
♦♦ ar|ti|cle /'ɑːrtɪkəl/ (articles)
1 [N-COUNT] oft N prep
An article is a piece of writing that is published in a newspaper or magazine.
...a newspaper article...
According to an article in The Economist the drug could have side effects.
2 [N-COUNT] oft N of n
You can refer to objects as articles of some kind.
...articles of clothing...
...household articles.
3 [PHRASE] v-link PHR, PHR after v
If you describe something as the genuine article, you are emphasizing that it is genuine, and often that it is very good.
The vodka was the genuine article.
4 [N-COUNT] oft N of n, N num
An article of a formal agreement or document is a section of it which deals with a particular point.
...Article 50 of the UN charter.
5 [N-PLURAL] usu prep N
Someone who is in articles is being trained as a lawyer or accountant by a firm with whom they have a written agreement. (BRIT)
6 [N-COUNT]
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.ar|ti|cle of faith (articles of faith)
[N-COUNT]
If something is an article of faith for a person or group, they believe in it totally.
For Republicans it is almost an article of faith that this tax should be cut.defi|nite ar|ti|cle (definite articles)
[N-COUNT] usu the N
The word `the' is sometimes called the definite article.in|defi|nite ar|ti|cle (indefinite articles)
[N-COUNT]
The words `a' and `an' are sometimes called the indefinite article.lead|ing ar|ti|cle (leading articles)
1 [N-COUNT]
A leading article in a newspaper is a piece of writing which gives the editor's opinion on an important news item. (BRIT; in AM, use editorial)
2 [N-COUNT]
A leading article in a newspaper is the most important story in it. (AM; in BRIT, use lead)
1 [N-COUNT] oft N prep
An article is a piece of writing that is published in a newspaper or magazine.
...a newspaper article...
According to an article in The Economist the drug could have side effects.
2 [N-COUNT] oft N of n
You can refer to objects as articles of some kind.
...articles of clothing...
...household articles.
3 [PHRASE] v-link PHR, PHR after v
If you describe something as the genuine article, you are emphasizing that it is genuine, and often that it is very good.
The vodka was the genuine article.
4 [N-COUNT] oft N of n, N num
An article of a formal agreement or document is a section of it which deals with a particular point.
...Article 50 of the UN charter.
5 [N-PLURAL] usu prep N
Someone who is in articles is being trained as a lawyer or accountant by a firm with whom they have a written agreement. (BRIT)
6 [N-COUNT]
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.ar|ti|cle of faith (articles of faith)
[N-COUNT]
If something is an article of faith for a person or group, they believe in it totally.
For Republicans it is almost an article of faith that this tax should be cut.defi|nite ar|ti|cle (definite articles)
[N-COUNT] usu the N
The word `the' is sometimes called the definite article.in|defi|nite ar|ti|cle (indefinite articles)
[N-COUNT]
The words `a' and `an' are sometimes called the indefinite article.lead|ing ar|ti|cle (leading articles)
1 [N-COUNT]
A leading article in a newspaper is a piece of writing which gives the editor's opinion on an important news item. (BRIT; in AM, use editorial)
2 [N-COUNT]
A leading article in a newspaper is the most important story in it. (AM; in BRIT, use lead)