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<hw>Ar*tic"u*lar</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>articularis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>articulaire</ets>. See <er>Article</er>, <tt>n.</tt>]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to the joints; <as>as, an <ex>articular</ex> disease; an <ex>articular</ex> process.</as></def>

<h1>Articular, Articulary</h1> <Xpage=85>

<hw><hw>Ar*tic"u*lar</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <hw>Ar*tic"u*la*ry</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>,<hw> <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A bone in the base of the lower jaw of many birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes.</def>

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<h1>Articularly</h1> <Xpage=86>

<hw>Ar*tic"u*lar*ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In an articular or an articulate manner.</def>

<h1>Articulata</h1> <Xpage=86>

<hw>Ar*tic`u*la"ta</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <ety>[Neut. pl. from L. <ets>articulatus</ets> furnished with joints, distinct, p. p. of <ets>articulare</ets>. See <er>Article</er>, <ets>v</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <p><b>1.</b> <def>One of the four subkingdoms in the classification of Cuvier. It has been much modified by later writers.</def>

<note>&hand; It includes those Invertebrata having the body composed of ringlike segments (arthromeres). By some writers, the unsegmented worms (helminths) have also been included; by others it is restricted to the Arthropoda. It corresponds nearly with the Annulosa of some authors. The chief subdivisions are Arthropoda (Insects, Myriapoda, Arachnida, Pycnogonida, Crustacea); and Anarthropoda, including the Annelida and allied forms.</note>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>One of the subdivisions of the Brachiopoda, including those that have the shells united by a hinge.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>A subdivision of the Crinoidea.</def>

<h1>Articulate</h1> <Xpage=86>

<hw>Ar*tic"u*late</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>articulatus</ets>. See <er>Articulata</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Expressed in articles or in separate items or particulars.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>

<i>Bacon.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Jointed; formed with joints; consisting of segments united by joints; <as>as, <ex>articulate</ex> animals or plants</as>.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Distinctly uttered; spoken so as to be intelligible; characterized by division into words and syllables; <as>as, <ex>articulate</ex> speech, sounds, words</as>.</def>

<blockquote>Total changes of party and <b>articulate</b> opinion. <i>Carlyle.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Articulate</h1> <Xpage=86>

<hw>Ar*tic"u*late</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An animal of the subkingdom Articulata.</def>

<h1>Articulate</h1> <Xpage=86>

<hw>Ar*tic"u*late</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Articulated</er> <tt>(#)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Articulating</er> <tt>(#)</tt>]</wordforms>. <p><b>1.</b> <def>To utter articulate sounds; to utter the elementary sounds of a language; to enunciate; to speak distinctly.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To treat or make terms.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Shak.</i>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>To join or be connected by articulation.</def>

<h1>Articulate</h1> <Xpage=86>

<hw>Ar*tic"u*late</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To joint; to unite by means of a joint; to put together with joints or at the joints.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To draw up or write in separate articles; to particularize; to specify.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>To form, as the elementary sounds; to utter in distinct syllables or words; to enunciate; <as>as, to <ex>articulate</ex> letters or language</as>.</def> "To <i>articulate</i> a word."