təm; noun
1.
a separate article or particular: 50 items on the list.
2.
a separate piece of information or news, as a short piece in a newspaper or broadcast.
3.
Slang. something suitable for a news paragraph or as a topic of gossip, especially something that is sensational or scandalous: The bandleader and the new female singer are an item.
4.
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter I.
5.
an admonition or warning.
adverb
7.
also; likewise (used especially to introduce each article or statement in a list or series).
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Item
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
verb (used with object) Archaic.
8.
to set down or enter as an item, or by or in items.
9.
to make a note of.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English: likewise (adv.), the same (noun) < Latin: likewise
1350–1400; Middle English: likewise (adv.), the same (noun) < Latin: likewise
Related forms
sub·i·tem, noun
Synonyms
1. thing; heading, entry.
1. thing; heading, entry.
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| item | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a thing or unit, esp included in a list or collection |
| 2. | accounting an entry in an account |
| 3. | a piece of information, detail, or note: a news item |
| 4. | informal two people having a romantic or sexual relationship |
| —vb | |
| 5. | (tr) an archaic word for itemize |
| —adv | |
| 6. | likewise; also |
| [C14 (adv) from Latin: in like manner] | |
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Word Origin & History
item
late 14c., from L. item (adv.) "likewise, just so," used to introduce a new fact or statement, probably from ita "thus," id "it" + adv. ending -tem (cf. idem "the same"). Thus "a statement or maxim" (of the kind formerly introduced by the word item), first recorded 1560s. Meaning "detail of information"
(especially in a newspaper) is from 1819; item "sexually linked unmarried couple" is 1970, probably from notion of being an item in the gossip columns. Noun sense of "an article of any kind" (1570s) developed from earlier adv. sense of "moreover, in addition," which was used before every article in a list (such as an inventory or bill). Itemize coined 1864.
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Example sentences
All that one needs to do is look at the last paragraph in this news item.
Still, having the item sent out for drawings to be made and then the part machined from solid metal would have taken weeks.
Each item is carefully coded to help visitors understand the items history and significance.
Monetarily, it's hardly worth keeping, except as a historic collector's item worth thousands of dollars.
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