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article

1. ar.ti.cle \'a:rt-i-k*l\ n [ME, fr. L articulus joint, division, dim. of 
   artus joint; akin to]Gk arariskein to fit - more at ARM 1a: a distinct 
   often numbered section of a writing  1b: a separate clause  1c: a 
   stipulation in a contract or a creed  1d: a nonfictional prose composition 
   usu. forming an independent portion of a publication 2: an item of 
   business : MATTER  3: any of a small set of words or affixes (as a, an, 
   the)  used with nouns to limit or give definiteness to their application 4: 
   a member of a class of things; esp : a piece of goods : COM MODITY
2. article \-k(*-)lin\ vt or ar.ti.cling : to bind by articles (as of 
   apprenticeship)