article
v.
bind with a contract
n.
item, object; paragraph of a contract; message sent to a newsgroup (Computers); word placed next to a noun (such as the, a) to indicate the presence of a noun (Grammar); person who causes objection (Slang)
Article
article
Noun
1. nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication
(hypernym) nonfiction, nonfictional prose
(hyponym) column, editorial, newspaper column
2. one of a class of artifacts; "an article of clothing"
(hypernym) artifact, artefact
(hyponym) article of commerce
3. a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will)
(synonym) clause
(hypernym) section, subdivision
(hyponym) arbitration clause
(part-holonym) document, written document, papers
(classification) contract
4. (grammar) a determiner that may indicate the specificity of reference of a noun phrase
(hypernym) determiner, determinative
(hyponym) definite article
(classification) grammar
Verb
1. bind by a contract; especially for a training period
(hypernym) oblige, bind, hold, obligate
(derivation) clause
article (m)
n.
article, commodity; item, story; contribution; paper; section, record
Article
(v. i.)
To agree by articles; to stipulate; to bargain; to covenant.
(n.)
To formulate in articles; to set forth in distinct particulars.
(n.)
To bind by articles of covenant or stipulation; as, to article an apprentice to a mechanic.
(n.)
To accuse or charge by an exhibition of articles.
(n.)
Subject; matter; concern; distinct.
(n.)
Precise point of time; moment.
(n.)
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.
(n.)
One of the segments of an articulated appendage.
(n.)
A particular one of various things; as, an article of merchandise; salt is a necessary article.
(n.)
A literary composition, forming an independent portion of a magazine, newspaper, or cyclopedia.
(n.)
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.
(n.)
A distinct part.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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