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| Date: | 1100-1200 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | Latin articulus 'joint, division', from artus 'joint' |
1TCN a piece of writing about a particular subject in a newspaper or magazine 
newspaper articles
newspaper/magazine
newspaper articles2 a thing, especially one of a group of things [= item]: household articles
object
formalhousehold articles3 a part of a law or legal agreement that deals with a particular point : Article 1 of the constitution guarantees freedom of religion.
law
Article 1 of the constitution guarantees freedom of religion.4SLG a word used before a noun to show whether the noun refers to a particular example of something or to a general example of something. In English, 'the' is called the definite article and 'a' and 'an' are called the indefinite article.
grammar
technical5 an agreement by which someone finishes their training, especially as a lawyer, by working for a company
articles
British EnglishSET6 something that you feel very strongly about so that it affects how you think or behave
an article of faith
WORD FOCUS: newspaper WORD FOCUS: newspaper
the press newspapers in general
the media newspaper, TV, and radio
tabloid a newspaper that does not contain much serious news, and mainly has short articles and photographs
broadsheet British English/quality paper American English a newspaper that mostly contains reports about serious news
journalist/reporter someone whose job is writing articles for newspapers
headline the title of a newspaper report, written in big letters
article a piece of writing about something in a newspaper
column an article that appears regularly in a newspaper, in which someone writes about their opinions
editorial a piece of writing in which the newspaper gives its comments on recent events
the front page (which has the main news stories)
the back page (which has the less important news, and news about sport)
the sports/television/fashion/arts etc page
➔ See also newspaper
WORD FOCUS: newspaper the press newspapers in general
the media newspaper, TV, and radio
tabloid a newspaper that does not contain much serious news, and mainly has short articles and photographs
broadsheet British English/quality paper American English a newspaper that mostly contains reports about serious news
journalist/reporter someone whose job is writing articles for newspapers
headline the title of a newspaper report, written in big letters
article a piece of writing about something in a newspaper
column an article that appears regularly in a newspaper, in which someone writes about their opinions
editorial a piece of writing in which the newspaper gives its comments on recent events
the front page (which has the main news stories)
the back page (which has the less important news, and news about sport)
the sports/television/fashion/arts etc page
➔ See also newspaper
