Item
from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
item
adv 1: (used when listing or enumerating items) also; "a length
of chain, item a hook"-Philip Guedalla
n 1: a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group
of things that could be enumerated on a list; "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" [syn: {item}, {point}]
2: a small part that can be considered separately from the
whole; "it was perfect in all details" [syn: {detail},
{particular}, {item}]
3: a whole individual unit; especially when included in a list
or collection; "they reduced the price on many items"
4: an isolated fact that is considered separately from the
whole; "several of the details are similar"; "a point of
information" [syn: {detail}, {item}, {point}]
5: an individual instance of a type of symbol; "the word`error'
contains three tokens of `r'" [syn: {token}, {item}]
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
item \i"tem\, n. [From {Item}, adv.]
[1913 Webster]
1. An article; a separate particular in an account; as, the
items in a bill; he picked up four items at the drug
store.
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2. A hint; an innuendo. [Obs.]
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A secret item was given to some of the bishops . . .
to absent themselves. --Fuller.
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3. A short article in a newspaper; a paragraph; as, an item
concerning the weather.
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4. A topic or piece of information having the salacious
character of gossip, especially a romantic relation
between two people; as, I hear that the boss and his new
secretary are an item.
[PJC]
from
Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)
ITEM. Also; likewise; in like manner.; again; a second time. These are the
various meanings of this Latin adverb. Vide Construction.
2. In law it is to be construed conjunctively, in the sense. of and, or
also, in such a manner as to connect sentences. If therefore a testator
bequeath a legacy to Peter payable out of a particular fund, or charged upon
a particular estate, item a legacy to James, James' legacy as well as
Peter's will be a charge upon the same property. 1 Atk. 436; 3 Atk. 256 1
Bro. C. C. 482; 1 Rolle's Ab. 844; 1 Mod. 100; Cro. Car. 368; Vaugh. 262; 2
Rop. on Leg. 849; 1 Salk. 234. Vide Disjunctive.
from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
162 Moby Thesaurus words for "item":
above, additionally, adjunct, adversaria, again, aide-memoire,
all included, along, also, altogether, among other things, and all,
and also, and so, annotation, appurtenance, article,
article of commerce, article of merchandise, as well, aspect,
au reste, beside, besides, beyond, case, circumstance, citation,
commodity, component, constituent, contents, contingent, count,
credit, cross reference, cross section, datum, debit,
demonstration, detachment, detail, division, docket, dole,
double entry, drug, element, else, en plus, entity, entry, example,
exemplification, extra, facet, fact, factor, farther, feature,
filler, fixings, footnote, for lagniappe, fraction, further,
furthermore, illustration, in addition, incidental, individual,
ingredient, installment, instance, integer, integrant, inter alia,
into the bargain, jotting, lead item, leader, likewise,
loss leader, makings, marginal note, marginalia, matter, memo,
memoir, memorandum, memorial, mention, minor detail, minute,
minutes, minutia, minutiae, module, more, moreover, notation, note,
notice, on the side, on top of, over, parcel, part,
part and parcel, particular, percentage, person, persona, piece,
plus, point, portion, product, quadrant, quarter, quota, quotation,
random sample, reference, regard, register, registry, remainder,
reminder, respect, sample, sampling, scholia, scholium, seconds,
section, sector, segment, share, similarly, single, single entry,
singleton, soul, special, specialty, standard article, staple,
staple item, subdivision, subgroup, subspecies, then, therewith,
thing, to boot, too, unit, vendible, ware, well, yet
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