ARTICLE

noun

1. A piece of nonfictional writing such as a story, report, opinion piece, or entry in a newspaper, magazine, journal, dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.
2. An object, a member of a group or class.
3. (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).

verb

1. To bind by articles of apprenticeship.
2. To accuse or charge by an exhibition of articles or accusations.
3. To formulate in articles; to set forth in distinct particulars.