English noun: article |
1. | article (communication) nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication |
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| Broader (hypernym) | nonfiction, nonfictional prose, piece |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | column, editorial, feature, feature article, magazine article, news article, news story, newspaper article, newspaper column, offprint, paper, reprint, separate, think piece |
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2. | article one of a class of artifacts |
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| Samples | An article of clothing.
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| Broader (hypernym) | artefact, artifact |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | article of commerce, breakable, knickknack, notion, novelty, ware |
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3. | article (communication) a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will) |
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| Synonyms | clause |
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| Broader (hypernym) | section, subdivision |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | arbitration clause, deductible, double indemnity, escalator, escalator clause, joker, reserve clause, rider |
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| Part meronym | document, papers, written document |
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| Domain category | contract |
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4. | article (communication) (grammar) a determiner that may indicate the specificity of reference of a noun phrase |
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| Broader (hypernym) | determinative, determiner |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | definite article, indefinite article |
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| Domain category | grammar |
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