item

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list
  2. noun a small part that can be considered separately from the whole
  3. noun a whole individual unit; especially when included in a list or collection

Etymology

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”) or imprimis, and the other entries with item (“also, moreover”). Later, the members of lists were referred to as "items".

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Synonyms

point

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