noun

article

AH-tihkl

noun

A piece of writing on a particular topic, published in a newspaper, magazine, or online.

"She wrote an article about local wildlife for the paper."

An individual item or object, especially one of a particular kind or category.

"Each article of clothing was carefully labelled."

A word (such as "a," "an," or "the") that marks a noun as definite or indefinite.

"In grammar, "the" is called the definite article."

How to Use Article

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA written piece for publication, a single item, or (in grammar) words like "a," "an," and "the."

Common pairings

news article article of clothing definite article

articled past tense, articles singular

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She wrote an _____ about local wildlife for the paper.

From Latin articulus, "a small joint or part," which also gives us "articulate."

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