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    [Noun]  | "ar*ti*cle" | \ ˈär-ti-kəl \


    1: a distinct often numbered section of a writing

    2: a separate clause

    3: a stipulation in a document (such as a contract or a creed)


    Origin: 13th century ;

     Middle English, "item or statement (in a set of rules, doctrines, etc.), clause in a statute or will, item or detail of concern," borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin articulus "connecting point of two bones, joint, part of a limb or digit between two joints, point of time, clause of a document, pronoun or pronominal adjective," from artus (genitive artūs) "joint, limb, part of the body" + -culus, diminutive suffix; Latin artus going back to Indo-European *h2r̥-tú- "joining" (zero-grade derivative of the verbal base *h2er- "fit, join"), whence also Greek artýs "order, arrangement" (recorded only by the grammarian Hesychius; from which Greek artýein "to arrange, prepare"), Armenian ard (genitive ardu) "order," Sanskrit ṛtúḥ "fixed time, order, rule," Avestan ratu- "period of time" {mat|arm:3|};

      * Note : As a grammatical term Latin articulus was a translation of Greek árthron "connecting point, joint," which in the Stoic grammatical tradition designated both the pronoun (árthron hōrísmenon "definite article") and the article (árthron aóriston/aorístōdes "indefinite article," though Greek possessed only what is now considered a definite article in traditional grammar). In the later work of the grammarian Apollonius Dyscolus (2nd century a.d.) the pronoun was given a distinct term (antōnymía). The Roman grammarian {quintilian|Quintilian:b} clearly understood articulus to mean "article" in the current sense in stating that "our speech [i.e., Latin, in contrast with Greek] has no need of articles" ("noster sermo articulos non desiderat").;

    [Noun]  | "definite article" 


    1: the word the used in English to refer to a person or thing that is identified or specified; also : a word that is used in a similar way in another language

    [Noun]  | "indefinite article" 


    1: the word a or an used in English to refer to a person or thing that is not identified or specified; also : a word that has a similar use in another language

    [Noun]  | "leading article" 


    1: an essay in a newspaper or magazine that gives the opinions of its editors or publishers

    [Noun]  | "the genuine article" 


    1: the real thing

    [Verb]  | "article" 


    1: to bind by articles (as of apprenticeship)


    Origin: 1693 ;

     Derivative of {see: |article:1|article:1};

    [Noun phrase]  | "article of faith" 


    1: a basic belief


    Origin: 15th century ;

    [Noun phrase]  | "an article of faith" 


    1: something that is believed without being questioned or doubted

    [Noun]  | "article" 


    1: a short piece of writing typically expressing a point of view;


      * e.g., " ... read an article extolling the benefits of vegetarianism "



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    [Phrase]  | "article of faith" 


    1: mental conviction of the truth of some statement or the reality of some being or phenomenon;


      * e.g., " ... That the meek shall inherit the earth is, for her, an article of faith. "





     [ "Articles" ]

    1: Articles AR-tuh-kleez n. The Greek god who protects all paper and printed documents stored within the Clouds around Mt. Olympus.

      * e.g.,  ... Thanks to the power of Articles, I never have to worry about Titans wiping out my important documents. 

     [ "Article" ]

    1:  A wench or exceedingly attractive woman for whatever reason.

      * e.g.,  ...  She sure is a prime article wearing that red skirt isn't she! 


     [ "Article" ]

    2:  A hell of a good goer (sexual).

      * e.g.,  ...  Owing to innate sexual prowess and skill with her tongue Leslie was article of the year in my book after last night, that's for god-damned sure. 


     [ "Article" ]

    3:  A fancy piece of clothing.

      * e.g.,  ...  She jumped on top, then slowly peeled off her frilled pink panties and stuffed the soaking article in my waiting open mouth. 

     [ "Article 13/Article 11" ]

    1: Quite possibly the most insane copyright measures to be conceived, Article 13 would pretty much kill fair use and all manner of other copyright exceptions on the internet while making it so that you need to buy individual licenses for all copyrighted materials you want to feature in your works, whereas Article 11 would institute a link tax that would require you to pay just that in order to link news articles, or pretty much any other kind of article or page. These measures which are being pushed in the EU parliament will thoroughly cripple the internet if they go into effect, which could happen in 2021 if not enough people tell the EU to reject them in a final vote early next year. Don't think just because you're not in the EU that you won't be affected by these measures, given how broadly and incompetently they have been constructed. It's also not helped that they're next to impossible to enforce, and could lead to internet companies operating in the EU to withdraw from there, including and surely not limited to Urban Dictionary. Live within the EU? Get under your MP's skin and demand they oppose them. Not in the EU? Spread the word as far as you can.

      * e.g.,  ... Article 13/Article 11 in action: *posts a meme image containing a car, some copyrighted shirts, and various buildings and fixtures* *image gets banned* *Sorry, but this image cannot be allowed unless you buy dozens of licenses for everything contained within it.* 

     [ "Article 13" ]

    1: When the EU obtains Thanos's infinity gauntlet and erased half of memes from existance.

      * e.g.,  ... hEy jiMmY dId ya hEaR arTiCle 13 jUsT paSsEd! 

     [ "article 13" ]

    1: the worst thing on earth to happen in europe

      * e.g.,  ... I feel bad for those in Europe because of Article 1 

     [ "Article 13" ]

    1: The result when all the politicians are 50+ years old and decide how to control the internet

      * e.g.,  ... Politician: HEY IM RETARDED, LETS FUCK UP THE INTERNET AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE LET'S CALL IT ARTICLE 13 

     [ "Article 13" ]

    1: The great depression with a twist

      * e.g.,  ... OOf for article 13 

     [ "Sexcuse article" ]

    1: The act of 'accidentally' forgetting an article of clothing or object to give yourself a reason to come back to someone's place and fuck.

      * e.g.,  ... When Jeremy left his hat at her house, she was convinced that it was a sexcuse article. This was proven a fact when he asked to come over to collect his hat because he wanted a bootycall. 

     [ "Article 13" ]

    1: The death of YouTubers.

      * e.g.,  ... Article 13 is gonna ruin YouTube and its followers cause if its new stupid laws that can kill a person 

     [ "Article 26" ]

    1: An imaginary written article of an employment agreement or policy, wherein one certain employee gets to dictate their own terms with regard to scheduling, overtime, time off, and other workplace rules, usually to the detriment of other employees.

      * e.g.,  ... The clear language of Article 26 allows him to bump anyone from their day off, regardless of any other policies in place. While anyone else would have been suspended, Article 26 protected him from all discipline. 

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