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article - a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will) |
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section,
subdivision one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object; "a section of a fishing rod"; "metal sections were used below ground"; "finished the final segment of the road"
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document,
papers,
written document anything serving as a representation of a person's thinking by means of symbolic marks
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contract a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid
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arbitration clause a clause in a contract providing for arbitration of disputes arising under the contract
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deductible a clause in an insurance policy that relieves the insurer of responsibility to pay the initial loss up to a stated amount
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double indemnity a clause in an insurance policy that provides for double the face value of the policy in the case of accidental death
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escalator,
escalator clause a stairway whose steps move continuously on a circulating belt
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joker a playing card that is usually printed with a picture of a jester
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reserve clause a clause that used to be part of the contract with a professional athlete extending the contract for a year beyond its expiration; "the reserve clause was used to bind players to a particular ball club"
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rider a clause that is appended to a legislative bill
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article - nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication |
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nonfiction,
nonfictional prose prose writing that is not fictional
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piece a separate part of a whole; "an important piece of the evidence"
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column,
editorial,
newspaper column (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure
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feature,
feature article an article of merchandise that is displayed or advertised more than other articles
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magazine article an article published in a magazine
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newspaper article,
news article,
news story an article reporting news
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offprint,
reprint,
separate a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication
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paper a medium for written communication; "the notion of an office running without paper is absurd"
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think piece an article in a newspaper or magazine or journal that represents opinions and ideas and discussion rather than bare facts
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article - one of a class of artifacts; "an article of clothing" |
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artefact,
artifact a man-made object taken as a whole
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article of commerce an article that is offered for sale
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breakable an article that is fragile and easily broken; "pack the breakables separately"
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knickknack,
novelty a small inexpensive mass-produced article
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notion (usually plural) small personal articles or clothing or sewing items; "buttons and needles are notions"
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ware articles of the same kind or material; usually used in combination: `silverware', `software'
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article - (grammar) a determiner that may indicate the specificity of reference of a noun phrase |
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determinative,
determiner one of a limited class of noun modifiers that determine the referents of noun phrases
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grammar the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics)
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definite article a determiner (as `the' in English) that indicates specificity of reference
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indefinite article a determiner (as `a' or `some' in English) that indicates nonspecific reference
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article - bind by a contract; especially for a training period |
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bind,
hold,
obligate,
oblige form a chemical bond with; "The hydrogen binds the oxygen"
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