What does "item" mean?
Item: An article; a separate particular in an account; as, the items in a bill.
Additional senses
- 2.A hint; an innuendo. [Obs.] A secret item was given to some of the bishops . . . to absent themselves. Fuller.
- 3.A short article in a newspaper; a paragraph; as, an item concerning the weather.
- 4.To make a note or memorandum of. I have itemed it in my memory. Addison.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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