indefinite article

  • 41article — Noun: A division of a constitution, statute, contract, charter, or of any other written or printed statement of principles, terms or conditions. A material or substance, natural artificial or manufactured in whole or in part. Junge v Hedden, 146… …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 42article — [ärt′i kəl] n. [ME & OFr < L articulus, dim. of artus, a joint: see ART1] 1. one of the sections or items of a written document, as of a constitution, treaty, contract, etc. 2. [pl.] the parts of a formal declaration, or of a body of rules,… …

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  • 43article — noun 1 piece of writing ADJECTIVE ▪ brilliant, excellent, fascinating, good, great, informative, insightful, interesting, must read (informal, esp. AmE) …

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  • 44In the article of death — Article Ar ti*cle, n. [F., fr. L. articulus, dim. of artus joint, akin to Gr. ?, fr. a root ar to join, fit. See {Art}, n.] 1. A distinct portion of an instrument, discourse, literary work, or any other writing, consisting of two or more… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 45indefinite — adj. Indefinite is used with these nouns: ↑article, ↑detention, ↑duration, ↑future, ↑imprisonment, ↑leave, ↑number, ↑period, ↑postponement, ↑pronoun, ↑stay, ↑ …

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  • 46definite article — noun a determiner (as the in English) that indicates specificity of reference • Hypernyms: ↑article * * * noun, pl ⋯ articles [count] grammar : the word the used in English to refer to a person or thing that is identified or specified; also : a… …

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  • 47definite article — noun An article that introduces a noun and specifies it as the particular noun that is being considered; in English, the only definite article is the. See Also: article, indefinite article …

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  • 48Zero article — can refer to *zero definite article *zero indefinite article …

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  • 49definite article — n [C usually singular] 1.) the word the in English →↑indefinite article 2.) a word in another language that is like the …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 50definite article — noun (countable usually singular) 1 the word the in English 2 a word in another language that is like the compare indefinite article, see also: article (4) definitely / defInitli, defnitli/ adverb with no chance of being wrong; certainly: Max… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English