a written composition in prose, usually nonfiction, on a specific topic, forming an independent part of a book or other publication, as a newspaper or magazine.

an individual object, member, or portion of a class; an item or particular

an article of food; articles of clothing.

something of indefinite character or description

What is that article?

an item for sale; commodity.

Grammar . any member of a small class of words, or, as in Swedish or Romanian, affixes, found in certain languages, as English, French, and Arabic, that are linked to nouns and that typically have a grammatical function identifying the noun as a noun rather than describing it. In English the definite article is the, the indefinite article is a or an, and their force is generally to impart specificity to the noun or to single out the referent from the class named by the noun.

a clause, item, point, or particular in a contract, treaty, or other formal agreement; a condition or stipulation in a contract or bargain

The lawyers disagreed on the article covering plagiarism suits.

a separate clause or provision of a statute.

Slang . a person.

Archaic . a subject or matter of interest, thought, business, etc.

Obsolete . a specific or critical point of time; juncture or moment

the article of death.

to set forth in articles; charge or accuse specifically

They articled his alleged crimes.

to bind by articles of covenant or stipulation

to article an apprentice.

noun

commodity , dojigger , gizmo * , piece , substance , thing , thingamabob , thingamajig * , unit , beat * , blurb * , column , commentary , composition , discourse , editorial , essay , exposition , feature , item , paper , scoop * , spread , story , theme , think piece * , treatise , write-up , branch , chapter , clause , detail , division , element , head , heading , matter , paragraph , part , passage , point , portion , provision , particular , condition , contribution , doctrine , object , report , stipulation , term , terms