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- [noun, verb ahy-tuh m; adverb ahy-tem]
- /noun, verb ˈaɪ təm; adverb ˈaɪ tɛm/
- /ˈaɪtəm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [noun, verb ahy-tuh m; adverb ahy-tem]
- /noun, verb ˈaɪ təm; adverb ˈaɪ tɛm/
Definitions of item word
- noun item a separate article or particular: 50 items on the list. 1
- noun item a separate piece of information or news, as a short piece in a newspaper or broadcast. 1
- noun item Slang. something suitable for a news paragraph or as a topic of gossip, especially something that is sensational or scandalous: The bandleader and the new female singer are an item. 1
- noun item a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter I. 1
- noun item an admonition or warning. 1
- noun item Older Use. an intimation or hint. 1
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Origin of item
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English: likewise (adv.), the same (noun) < Latin: likewise
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Item
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
item popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
item usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for item
noun item
- article — An article is a piece of writing that is published in a newspaper or magazine.
- piece — a separate or limited portion or quantity of something: a piece of land; a piece of chocolate.
- entry — An act of going or coming in.
- element — A part or aspect of something abstract, especially one that is essential or characteristic.
- thing — (in Scandinavian countries) a public meeting or assembly, especially a legislative assembly or a court of law.
Antonyms for item
noun item
- whole — comprising the full quantity, amount, extent, number, etc., without diminution or exception; entire, full, or total: He ate the whole pie. They ran the whole distance.
- heedlessness — The state or character of being heedless; inattention; carelessness; thoughtlessness.
- ignorance — the state or fact of being ignorant; lack of knowledge, learning, information, etc.
- neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
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