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Item

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Noun

1. item, point

a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list

Example Sentences:
'he noticed an item in the New York Times'
'she had several items on her shopping list'
'the main point on the agenda was taken up first'

2. detail, item, particular

a small part that can be considered separately from the whole

Example Sentences:
'it was perfect in all details'

3. item

a whole individual unit; especially when included in a list or collection

Example Sentences:
'they reduced the price on many items'

4. detail, item, point

an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole

Example Sentences:
'several of the details are similar'
'a point of information'

5. item, token

an individual instance of a type of symbol

Example Sentences:
'the worderror' contains three tokens of r''

Adverb

6. item

(used when listing or enumerating items) also

Example Sentences:
'a length of chain, item a hook'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Item

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noun (ˈaɪtəm )
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
verb (ˈaɪtəm )
5. (transitive) an archaic word for itemize
adverb (ˈaɪtɛm )
6. 
likewise; also

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Item

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adverb
1. 
also
used before each article in a series being enumerated
noun
2.  Dialectal, Archaic
an admonition; hint
3. 
an article; unit; separate thing; particular; entry in an account
4. 
a bit of news or information
5.  Slang
a couple identified publicly as sweethearts or lovers
John and Joan are an item
verb transitive
6.  Archaic
itemize

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Item

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n.
1. A single article or unit in a collection, enumeration, or series.
2. A clause of a document, such as a bill or charter.
3. An entry in an account.
4.
a. A bit of information; a detail.
b. A short piece in a newspaper or magazine.
5. A romantically involved couple: "[They] soon began seeing each other ... and were an item for a year and a half." (Peter J. Boyer).
adv.
Also; likewise. Used to introduce each article in an enumeration or list.
tr.v. i·temed, i·tem·ing, i·tems
Archaic
To record, especially in an itemized list.

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