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Noun: indefinite article  in'de-fu-nut 'aa(r)-ti-kul
  1. (grammar) a word (such as 'a' or 'an' in English) that introduces a noun and indicates it is not a specific or particular instance
    "In 'I saw a dog', 'a' is the indefinite article"

Derived forms: indefinite articles

Type of: article

Encyclopedia: Indefinite article