[ˈɑːtɪkl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a particular item or object
(e.g: small household articles)

- a piece of writing included with others in a newspaper, magazine, or other print or online publication
(e.g: an article about middle-aged executives)

- a separate clause or paragraph of a legal document or agreement, typically one outlining a single rule or regulation
(e.g: it is an offence under Article 7 of the Treaty)

- a period of training with a firm as a solicitor, architect, surveyor, or accountant
(e.g: he is already in articles)

- the definite or indefinite article


Phrases:
- an article of faith
- the finished article
- the genuine article

Origin:
Middle English (denoting a separate clause of the Apostles' Creed): from Old French, from Latin articulus ‘small connecting part’, diminutive of artus ‘joint’

[ˈɑːtɪkl], (Verb)

Definitions:
- bind (a trainee solicitor, architect, surveyor, or accountant) to undergo a period of training with a firm in order to become qualified
(e.g: he was articled to a firm of solicitors in York)


Phrases:
- an article of faith
- the finished article
- the genuine article

Origin:
Middle English (denoting a separate clause of the Apostles' Creed): from Old French, from Latin articulus ‘small connecting part’, diminutive of artus ‘joint’