[{"word":"article","phonetic":"/ˈɑːtɪkəl/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˈɑːtɪkəl/","audio":""},{"text":"/ˈɑɹtəkl̩/","audio":"https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/article-us.mp3","sourceUrl":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1676693","license":{"name":"BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"}}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A piece of nonfictional writing such as a story, report, opinion piece, or entry in a newspaper, magazine, journal, dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"An object, a member of a group or class.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"a sales article"},{"definition":"(grammar) A part of speech that indicates, specifies and limits a noun (a, an, or the in English). In some languages the article may appear as an ending (e.g. definite article in Swedish) or there may be none (e.g. Russian, Pashto).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A section of a legal document, bylaws, etc. or, in the plural, the entire document seen as a collection of these.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The Articles of War are a set of regulations [...] to govern the conduct of [...] military [...] forces"},{"definition":"A genuine article.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A part or segment of something joined to other parts, or, in combination, forming a structured set.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Each of the chelicerae is composed of two articles, forming a powerful pincer."},{"definition":"A person; an individual.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"a shrewd article"},{"definition":"A wench.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"She's a prime article (whip slang), she's a devilish good piece, a hell of a goer."},{"definition":"Subject matter; concern.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A distinct part.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A precise point in time; a moment.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To bind by articles of apprenticeship.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"to article an apprentice to a mechanic"},{"definition":"To accuse or charge by an exhibition of articles or accusations.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To formulate in articles; to set forth in distinct particulars.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/article"]}]