noun [ C ]

UK
/ˈɑː.tɪ.kəl/ US
/ˈɑːr.tt̬ ɪ.kəl/

article noun [C] (NEWSPAPER)

B1

a piece of writing on a particular subject in a newspaper or magazine, or

on the internet:
There was an interesting article on vegetarianism in the paper yesterday.
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 The article appeared on the front page of the Guardian.

 If you spot any mistakes in the article just mark them with a pencil.
 Her article on diet startled many people into changing their eating habits.
 The newspaper published a toughly worded article about racist behaviour.
 She has written articles for several women's magazines.
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article noun [C] (GRAMMAR)

B1 LANGUAGE specialized

any of the English words "a", "an", and "the", or words in

other languages that do the same job as these
See also
definite article specialized
indefinite article
Examples
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article noun [C] (OBJECT)

a particular thing, especially one that is one of several things of
a similar type or in the same place:
Guests are advised not to leave any articles of value in their hotel rooms.
An article of clothing was found near the river.
articles of furniture
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article noun [C] (LAW)

a separate part in a written document such as a legal agreement:

East and West Germany united under article 23 of the Bonn constitution.
be doing/in articles UK

to be working in a law office while training to be a lawyer

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Grammar

Piece words and group words

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Piece words
Piece words make it possible to talk about a single unit or units of something which is seen as
uncountable. Piece words include words such as piece, bit, item, article. We normally use them
with of. We can use them in the singular or the plural. …

(Definition of article from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus ©

Cambridge University Press)

article | AMERICAN DICTIONARY

article
noun [ C ]

US
/ˈɑrtt̬ ·ɪ·kəl/

article noun [C] (PIECE OF WRITING)

WRITING

a piece of writing on a particular subject in a newspaper or magazine:

an article on Chinese art
article noun [C] (OBJECT)

a particular thing or item:

The police want a description of ea