i·tem
(ī́təm)
[From Middle English, also, moreover, from Latin.]
noun
- A single article or unit in a collection, enumeration, or series.
- A clause of a document, such as a bill or charter.
- An entry in an account.
- A bit of information; a detail.
- A short piece in a newspaper or magazine.
- A romantically involved couple: “[They] soon began seeing each other . . . and were an item for a year and a half.” (Peter J. Boyer)
adverb
- Also; likewise. Used to introduce each article in an enumeration or list.
transitive verb: i·temed, i·tem·ing, i·tems.
Archaic- To compute.
synonyms:
item, detail, particular These nouns denote an individual, often specialized element of a whole: a shopping list with many items; discussed the details of their trip; furnished the particulars of the accident.
