Definition of item
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item
adverbDefinition of item (Entry 2 of 3)
: and in addition : also —used to introduce each article in a list or enumeration
item
verbitemed; iteming; items
Definition of item (Entry 3 of 3)
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The first known use of item was in the 14th century
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