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   item

   /ˈʌɪtɪm/

   noun

   • 1. an individual article or unit, especially one that is part of a list, collection, or set: "the items on the agenda" Similar thingarticleobjectunitmoduleartefactpiececommodityproductbitelementconstituentcomponentingredient
   • ▪ a piece of news or information. Similar reportstoryaccountdescriptionarticlepiecewrite-upparagraphcolumnflashbriefreleasenewscastheadlinecommunicationcommuniquébulletinfeaturemessagedispatchstatementinformal:scoop
   • ▪ an entry in an account. Similar entryrecordstatementnotelistingthing

   adverb

   • 1. used to introduce each item in a list: archaic "item two statute books … item two drums"

   Word Origin late Middle English (as an adverb): from Latin, ‘in like manner, also’. The noun sense arose (late 16th century) from the use of the adverb to introduce each statement in a list.

   Scrabble Points: 6

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   • T

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   • E

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   • M

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