Item Definition
ītəm
items
noun
items
An article; unit; separate thing; particular; entry in an account.
An item of clothing.
Webster's New World
A clause of a document, such as a bill or charter.
American Heritage
An entry in an account.
American Heritage
A bit of news or information, specif. when in a newspaper.
An item of interest.
Webster's New World
A couple identified publicly as sweethearts or lovers.
John and Joan are an item.
Webster's New World
adverb
Used before each article in a series being enumerated.
Webster's New World
verb
items
To record, especially in an itemized list.
American Heritage
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Item
Noun
Singular:
item
Plural:
itemsOrigin of Item
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The word started as Latin item for "also", "in the same manner", and got its present English meaning by people misunderstanding usage in lists where the first entry began "Imprimis" (Latin for "firstly"), and the other entries each started "Item" (Latin for "also"), in former times when most learned people in England knew Latin.
From Wiktionary
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From Middle English also, moreover from Latin i- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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