item Definition
item (īt′əm)
adverb
also: used before each article in a series being enumerated
Etymology: ME < L < ita, so, thus
noun
- Dialectal, Archaic an admonition; hint
- an article; unit; separate thing; particular; entry in an account
- a bit of news or information
- Slang a couple identified publicly as sweethearts or lovers John and Joan are an item
transitive verb
Archaic itemize
item Synonyms
item
n.
item applies to each separate article or thing entered or included in a list, inventory, record, etc.; detail applies to any single thing or small section that is part of a whole structure, design, etc. an architectural detail, the details of a plot; particular stresses the distinctness of a thing as an individual unit in a whole to go into particulars
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