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item
[ noun verb ahy-tuhm; adverb ahy-tem ]
noun
- a separate article or particular:
50 items on the list.
- a separate piece of information or news, as a short piece in a newspaper or broadcast.
- 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.
- a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter I.
- an admonition or warning.
- Older Use. an intimation or hint.
adverb
- also; likewise (used especially to introduce each article or statement in a list or series).
verb (used with object)
, Archaic.
- to set down or enter as an item, or by or in items.
- to make a note of.
item
noun
- a thing or unit, esp included in a list or collection
- accounting an entry in an account
- a piece of information, detail, or note
a news item
- informal.two people having a romantic or sexual relationship
verb
- tr an archaic word for itemize
adverb
- likewise; also
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- sub·item noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of item1
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English: “likewise” (adverb), “the same” (noun), from Latin: “likewise”
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Word History and Origins
Origin of item1
C14 (adv) from Latin: in like manner
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