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1. WordNet® 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]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Item \I"tem\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Itemed; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Iteming.]
   To make a note or memorandum of.
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         I have itemed it in my memory.           --Addison.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
item \i"tem\, adv. [L. See Iterate.]
   Also; as an additional article.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
item \i"tem\, n. [From Item, adv.]
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   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.
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5. 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. 



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