Dictionary definition · item
noun
- 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"
- a small part that can be considered separately from the whole"it was perfect in all details"
- a whole individual unit; especially when included in a list or collection"they reduced the price on many items"
- an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole"several of the details are similar"
- an individual instance of a type of symbol"the word ‘error’ contains three tokens of ‘r’"
adverb
- (used when listing or enumerating items) also"a length of chain, item a hook"
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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).