item synonyms

item

n.

detail, particular, piece, article, matter, object; see also article 2, 3, detail 1, part 1, thing 1.

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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