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article
ar‧ti‧cle S2 W1 /ˈɑːtɪkəl $ ˈɑːr-/ noun [countable]1.  NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE a piece of writing about a particular subject in a newspaper or magazine
    article on/about
    an article on environmental issues
    The paper’s leading article (=the main article) described the government as weak.
    newspaper articles
2.  OBJECT formal a thing, especially one of a group of things
   SYN  item:
    household articles
    She only took a few articles of clothing with her.
3.  LAW a part of a law or legal agreement that deals with a particular point:
    Article 1 of the constitution guarantees freedom of religion.
4.  GRAMMAR technical 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.
5. articles British English an agreement by which someone finishes their training, especially as a lawyer, by working for a company
6. an article of faith something that you feel very strongly about so that it affects how you think or behave
     

COLLOCATIONS

■ NOUN + newspaper
   ▪ a newspaper article He writes newspaper articles in the Guardian.
   ▪ a magazine article The couple talked frankly about their joy at having a new baby in a magazine article published yesterday.
   ▪ a feature article (=one about a particular subject) I wrote a few feature articles on sporting events.
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + article
   ▪ a good/excellent/interesting article There was an interesting article on Russia in the paper today.
   ▪ the leading/lead article (=the main article) Look at this leading article from Newsweek’s business section.
   ▪ a front-page article The protest followed a front-page article in the Herald three weeks ago.
   ▪ an in-depth article (=one that is detailed) Each issue contains in-depth articles and photographs.
■ verbs
   ▪ write/do an article The Times have asked me if I will do an article on the election.
   ▪ read/see an article It was good to see such an intelligent article on censorship.
   ▪ publish/carry/run an article (=print it in a newspaper or magazine) The magazine carried an article on the dangers of being overweight.
   ▪ an article appears in a newspaper/magazine A couple of articles appeared in local papers, but nothing else.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ article a piece of writing in a newspaper or magazine about a particular subject: Greg began his career writing articles for the college magazine. | an interesting newspaper article
   ▪ story an article in a newspaper about a recent event, especially one that a lot of people find interesting or exciting: a front-page story | I read a newspaper story about the crash. | The local paper ran a story (=published a story) about the festival.
   ▪ piece a short article in a newspaper or magazine: I’ve written a couple of pieces for the New York Times magazine. | The piece was first published in the Observer.
   ▪ feature a special article about a particular subject, often with photographs and continuing for several pages: They had a special feature on Croatia. | The paper did a big feature on growing your own food.
   ▪ review an article in a newspaper or magazine about a book, play, product, hotel etc, giving someone’s opinion of it: The play had rave reviews (=people liked it a lot - an informal use). | Did you see the review of the new Coldplay album?
   ▪ column an article by a particular writer that appears regularly in a newspaper or magazine: He has a weekly column in the TImes. | She writes a newspaper column on gardening.
   ▪ editorial a piece of writing in a newspaper that gives the personal opinion of the editor about something that is in the news: Several years ago the New York Times published an editorial stating that the appropriate minimum wage is $0.00.
   ▪ cutting British English an article that has been cut from a newspaper or magazine: His mother has kept all his old press cuttings.