See also determiners The definite article is the term used to describe the word ‘the’ which introduces a noun phrase. So in ‘The term has begun well and everyone is full of energy’, ‘the’ is the definite article...

This is the ‘a’ or ‘an’ we use to introduce a noun phrase. ‘A’ precedes a consonant as in ‘a little lamb’ while ‘an’ comes before a vowel ‘an able adversary’. ‘An’ is...

n. A conventional label for a determiner most typically (though not necessarily exclusively) used in a noun phrase whose referent is assumed to be readily identifiable by the addressee, such as English the. Cf. indefinite...

n. A determiner most typically used in an NP with a non-specific or unidentified referent, such as English a(n) or unstressed some. Cf. definite...

An article is a word that combines with a noun to indicate the type of reference being made by the noun. The three main articles in the English language are the, an and a. An article is sometimes called a noun marker, although this is generally...