article
• noun 1 a particular object. 2 a piece of writing included in a newspaper or magazine. 3 a separate clause or paragraph of a legal document. 4 (articles) a period of professional training as a solicitor, architect, surveyor, or accountant. 5 Grammar the definite or indefinite article. • verb employ under contract as a trainee. — ORIGIN Latin articulus ‘small joint or connecting part’.
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