the

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/ði/

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Definitions of the

1. article

   used before nouns to refer to specific persons or things being discussed or pointed out, as in "the novel you recommended"
2. article

   used before nouns that refer to someone or something unique, as in "the President" or "the Alps"
3. article

   used before a noun to refer in general to similar persons or things, as in "the dog is a four-legged mammal"
4. article

   used before adjectives, making them into nouns referring to similar persons or things, as in "the young" or "the old"
5. article

   used before a unit of measurement to refer to it generally, as in "the dollar is a strong currency"