ARTICLE - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Verb
bind by a contract; especially for a training period
Categories: Oblige, Bind, Hold, Obligate
Meaning 2
Part of speech: Noun
one of a class of artifacts
Example: an article of clothing
Categories: Artifact, Artefact
Meaning 3
Part of speech: Noun
a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will)
Categories: Section, Subdivision
Meaning 4
Part of speech: Noun
(grammar) a determiner that may indicate the specificity of reference of a noun phrase
Categories: Determiner, Determinative
Synonyms
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "article" comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₂értus. It started in Latin artus. Then it appeared in Latin articulus. Later, people used it in Old French article. After that, it was Middle English article.
🧩 Fun Fact
Each civilization borrowed this word because they encountered the concept through cultural contact.