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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English item, from Latin item (“also; in the same manner”). The present English meaning derives from a usage in lists, where the first entry would begin in primis (“firstly”), and the other entries with item (“also, moreover”). Subsequently, such individual entries were referred to as “items”.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
item (plural items)
- A distinct physical object.
- Tweezers are great for manipulating small items.
- 2013 July 26, Nick Miroff, “Mexico gets a taste for eating insects [… ]”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 7, page 32:
- The San Juan market is Mexico City's most famous deli of exotic meats, where an adventurous shopper can hunt down hard-to-find critters […] . But the priciest items in the market aren't the armadillo steaks or even the bluefin tuna.
- (by extension, video games) An object that can be picked up for later use.
- A line of text having a legal or other meaning; a separate particular in an account.
- the items in a bill
- In response to the first item, we deny all wrongdoing.
- (psychometrics) A question on a test, which may include its answers.
- The exam has 100 items, each of which includes a correct response and three distractors.
- A matter for discussion in an agenda.
- The first item for discussion is the budget for next year's picnic.
- (informal) Two people who are having a relationship with each other.
- Jack and Jill are an item.
- 2010, Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris, Baby
- Are we an item? Girl, quit playin' / "We're just friends," what are you sayin'?
- A short article in a newspaper.
- an item concerning the weather
- (obsolete) A hint; an innuendo.
- (Can we date this quote?) Thomas Fuller
- A secret item was given to some of the bishops […] to absent themselves.
- (Can we date this quote?) Thomas Fuller
Synonyms[edit]
- (object): article, object, thing
- (line of text having a legal or semantic meaning):
- (matter for discussion): subject, topic
- (two people who are having a relationship with each other): couple
- (psychometrics): test/assessment question
Hyponyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
distinct physical object
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video games: object that can be picked up for later use
line of text having a particular meaning
matter for discussion in an agenda
informal: two people who are having a relationship with each other
short article
Verb[edit]
item (third-person singular simple present items, present participle iteming, simple past and past participle itemed)
- (transitive) To make a note of.
Related terms[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Adverb[edit]
item
- same; in the same way
Further reading[edit]
- “item” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Italian[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Adverb[edit]
item
Etymology 2[edit]
From English item, from Latin item.
Noun[edit]
item m (invariable)
- (computer science) A single programmed unit.
- (linguistics) An element of a grammatical or lexical set.
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Possibly derived from Proto-Indo-European *éy and *só. Confer with ita.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
item (not comparable)
References[edit]
- item in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- item in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- item in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
Middle English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
item
References[edit]
- “item (adv. & n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-25.
Noun[edit]
item
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “item (adv. & n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-25.
Middle French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Adverb[edit]
item
- same; in the same way
Old French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Adverb[edit]
item
- same; in the same way
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin item (“also; in the same manner”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
item m (plural itens)
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