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English
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".
Pronunciation
Noun
item (plural items)
- A distinct physical object.
Tweezers are great for manipulating small items.
2013 July 26, Nick Miroff, “Mexico gets a taste for eating insects […] ”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 7, page 32:The San Juan market is Mexico City's most famous deli of exotic meats, where an adventurous shopper can hunt down hard-to-find critters […] . But the priciest items in the market aren't the armadillo steaks or even the bluefin tuna.
- (by extension, video games) An object that can be picked up for later use.
- A line of text having a legal or other meaning; a separate particular in an account.
the items in a bill In response to the first item, we deny all wrongdoing.
2001, David L. Lieber and Jules Harlow, Etz Hayim: Torah and Commentary, page 1143:Beyond being mere items of a legal code, they [the mitzvot] are the very basis of the relationship that God and the people Israel have established.
- (psychometrics) A question on a test, which may include its answers.
The exam has 100 items, each of which includes a correct response and three distractors.
- A matter for discussion in an agenda.
The first item for discussion is the budget for next year's picnic.
- (informal) Two people who are having a romantic or sexual relationship with each other.
Jack and Jill are an item.
2010, Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris, “Baby”:Are we an item? Girl, quit playin' / "We're just friends," what are you sayin'?
- A short article in a newspaper.
an item concerning the weather
- (obsolete) A hint; an innuendo.
1655, Thomas Fuller, The Church-history of Britain; […], London: […] Iohn Williams […], →OCLC, (please specify |book=I to XI):A secret item was given to some of the bishops […] to absent themselves.
- (India) Ellipsis of item girl.
2017, Nandita Chaudhary, Pernille Hviid, Giuseppina Marsico, Resistance in Everyday Life: Constructing Cultural Experiences, page 246:In this chapter, we will attempt to trace the course of initiation into the classical arts, from the self-taught gyrations of Bollywood items to the serious rigours of a classical Indian dance form.
Synonyms
- (object): article, object, thing
- (line of text having a legal or semantic meaning):
- (matter for discussion): subject, topic
- (two people who are having a relationship with each other): couple
- (psychometrics): test/assessment question
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Translations
distinct physical object
- Arabic: بَنْد m (band)
- Armenian: միավոր (hy) (miavor), միույթ (miuytʻ)
- Bulgarian: обект (bg) m (obekt), предмет (bg) m (predmet)
- Catalan: article (ca) m
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 項目 / 项目 (zh) (xiàngmù), 東西 / 东西 (zh) (dōngxi)
- Czech: předmět (cs)
- Danish: stykke (da) n
- Dutch: exemplaar (nl) n, artikel (nl) n, stuk (nl) n, object (nl) n
- Esperanto: ero (eo)
- Estonian: ese (et)
- Finnish: esine (fi)
- French: article (fr) m, truc (fr) m
- Galician: artigo (gl) m
- German: Ding (de) n, Gegenstand (de) m, Stück (de) n, Artikel (de) m
- Hebrew: אבזר (he), פריט (he) m (prit)
- Hungarian: cikk (hu), tárgy (hu), dolog (hu)
- Indonesian: benda (id), objek (id)
- Italian: articolo (it) m, elemento (it) m
- Japanese: 項目 (ja) (こうもく, kōmoku)
- Kazakh: зат (kk) (zat), нәрсе (närse)
- Macedonian: пре́дмет m (prédmet)
- Māori: tūemi
- Marathi: वस्तू (mr) f (vastū)
- Mongolian: зүйл (mn) (züil)
- Norwegian:
- Bokmål: ting (no) m, greie (no) m or f, sak (no) m or f
- Polish: rzecz (pl) f, przedmiot (pl) m, sztuka (pl) f, obiekt (pl) m, artykuł (pl) m
- Portuguese: item (pt) m
- Romanian: articol (ro) n, exemplar (ro) n, bucată (ro) f, obiect (ro) n
- Russian: предме́т (ru) m (predmét), шту́ка (ru) f (štúka), вещь (ru) f (veščʹ)
- Slovene: predmet (sl) m
- Spanish: artículo (es), insumo (es), elemento (es), producto (es), ítem (es)
- Swahili: kifaa (sw)
- Swedish: föremål (sv) n, ting (sv) n, sak (sv) c
- Tigrinya: ውልቀ ነገር (wəlḳä nägär)
- Tocharian B: wreme
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video games: object that can be picked up for later use line of text having a particular meaning matter for discussion in an agenda informal: two people who are having a relationship with each other Verb
item (third-person singular simple present items, present participle iteming, simple past and past participle itemed)
- (transitive) To make a note of.
Related terms
Adverb
item (not comparable)
- likewise
Anagrams
Czech
Pronunciation
Adverb
item
- (archaic) as well
- Synonyms: také, rovněž, dále, kromě toho
- Jedná se o zdravý všelék proti bolestem a item proti závrati. ― It's a healthy universal cure for pain and also for vertigo.
Further reading
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English item.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑjtəm/
- Hyphenation: item
Noun
item n (plural items, diminutive itempje n)
- item (matter of discussion)
- Synonyms: thema, onderwerp, kwestie, issue
Tijdens de vergadering was de recente wateroverlast een van de belangrijkste items.- During the meeting, the recent flooding was one of the most important items.
- item (specific object)
Ieder item heeft een QR-code die de klant informatie geeft over de fabriek, kostprijs en marges.- Each item has a QR code that gives the customer information about the factory, cost price and margins.
French
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Learned borrowing from Latin item.
Adverb
item
- (obsolete) same; in the same way
- (obsolete) in addition
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English item.
Noun
item m (plural items)
- item (line of text in a grouping, list)
- (psychometrics) item (of a questionnaire, test)
- (video games) item (collectable object)
Further reading
Italian
Etymology 1
Learned borrowing from Latin item. Doublet of item.
Pronunciation
Adverb
item
- (law) in the same way
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English item, from Latin item. Doublet of item.
Pronunciation
Noun
item m (invariable)
- (computer science) a single programmed unit
- (linguistics) an element of a grammatical or lexical set
References
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *éy and *só. Compare ita and itidem.
Pronunciation
Adverb
item (not comparable)
- just like (in a comparison)
c. 200 BCE – 190 BCE, Plautus, Captivi 5.4.9–11: - hegio: Salvē, exoptāte gnāte mī. tyndarus: Hem, quid 'gnāte mī'?
Attat, sciō quor tē patrem assimules esse et mē fīlium:
quia mī item ut parentēs lūcis dās tuendī cōpiam.- hegio: Hello, my wished-for son. tyndarus: Huh, what 'my son'?
Alas, I know why you act as if you were a father and I your son:
because you give me the means to see the light, just like parents do.
46 BCE, Cicero, Orator 60: - Ita fit ut nōn item in ōrātiōne ut in versū numerus exstet, idque quod numerōsum in ōrātiōne dīcitur nōn semper numerō fīat, sed nōnnunquam aut concinnitāte aut cōnstructiōne verbōrum.
- So it turns out that there isn't a metre in prose just like in verse, and that which in oration is called 'metrical' is not always caused by metre, but also on occasion by the euphony and construction of the words.
- likewise, also, further
c. 52 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de bello Gallico 4.25: - Hōs item ex proximīs prīmī nāvibus cum cōnspēxissent, subsecūtī hostibus appropīnquārunt.
- When the lead [soldiers] from the nearest ships had caught sight of [the Tenth Legion entering the battle], likewise these [men] followed and approached the enemy.
Descendants
See also
| type |
demonstrative |
anaphoric |
identity |
interrogative or basic relative |
indefinite |
alternative
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| proximal |
medial |
distal
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relative
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irrelative
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free choice
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universal
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positive polarity
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negative polarity
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negative
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| basic
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hic |
iste
istic |
ille
illic |
is |
ᵉipse
īdem
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quis
quī |
quīcumque
quisquis |
quīdam
aliquis, quis
aliquī, quī
nesciō quis |
quīvis
quīlibet |
quisque |
quispiam
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quisquam
hīlum
ūllus |
nēmō̆
nihil
nūllus
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alius
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| ᵇcomparative
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huiusmodī
ᵉhuiuscemodī |
istī̆usmodī
ᵉistī̆uscemodī |
illī̆usmodī
ᵉillī̆uscemodī |
eiusmodī |
eiusdemmodī
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cuiusmodī |
cuiusmodīcumque |
alicuiusmodī
cuiusdammodī |
cuiusvīsmodī |
cuiusquemodī |
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°nūllī̆usmodī
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alterī̆usmodī
alīusmodī
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| dual
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uter |
utercumque |
alteruter |
utervīs
uterlibet |
uterque |
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neuter
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alter
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| place
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hīc |
istīc |
illīc |
ibī̆ |
ibī̆dem
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ubī̆ |
ubī̆cumque
°ubiubī̆ |
alicubī̆ |
ubivīs
ubilibet |
ubīque |
uspiam
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usquam
°ubīquam |
nusquam
nūllibī
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alibī
aliās
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| source
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hinc |
istinc
°istim |
illinc
°illim |
inde
ªim |
indidem
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unde
°cum |
undecumque
°undeunde |
alicunde |
°undelibet |
undique |
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°undiquam |
°nūllunde
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aliunde
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| destination
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hūc
hōc
°hōrsum |
istūc
istō, istōc
°istōrsum |
illūc
illō, illōc
°illōrsum |
eō |
eōdem
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quō
quōrsum |
quōcumque
quōquō
°quōrsumcumque |
aliquō
°aliquōvorsum |
quōvīs
quōlibet |
quōque |
quōpiam
uspiam
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usquam
quōquam
ªūllō |
nusquam
ªnihilō
ªnūllō
°nūllōrsum
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aliō
aliōrsum
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means,
way,
path,
place
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hāc |
ªistā
istāc |
ªillā
illāc |
eā |
eādem
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quā
quārē |
quācumque
quāquā |
aliquā |
quāvīs
quālibet |
°quāque |
°quāpiam
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°quāquam
ªūllā |
nēquāquam
ªnūllā
ᵉhaudquāquam
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aliā
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| ᵇdistance
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hāctenus |
°istātenus
°istāctenus |
°illātenus
°illāctenus |
eātenus |
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quātenus |
°quātenuscumque
°quāquātenus |
aliquātenus
quādantenus |
°quātenusvīs
°quātenuslibet |
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ūllātenus |
nūllātenus
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aliātenus
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| ᵇreason
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°hācpropter
°hōccircā |
°istāpropter |
°illāpropter |
eāpropter
proptereā
eōcircā
idcircō
ideō |
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ᶜcūr
quāpropter
quōcircā
quārē
†quia |
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°aliāpropter
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| ᵇmanner
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hōc modō |
istō modō |
illō modō |
ita
ᵉsīc
eō modō |
item
itidem
eādem operā
eōdem modō
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ut
prout
°quem
quō modō
quōmodo
ᵉquemadmodum |
utcumque
°utut
°proutcumque
quōmodocumque
°ᵉquemadmodumcumque |
quōdam modō
aliquō modō |
quōmodolibet |
utīque
quōque modō |
quōpiam modō
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°utiquam
ūllō modō |
nihil
neutiquam
°neutī̆que
nūllō modō
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aliter
alterō/aliō modō
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instrument,
matter,
knowledge
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quī
ᵉquīn
°quīcum |
quīcumque |
quī
°aliquī |
°quīlibet |
°quīque |
°quia
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°quīquam |
nihilō
nēquīquam
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aliōquī
ᵉaliōquīn
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| time
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†num
nunc |
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ōlim |
tum
tunc |
simul
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quandō̆
‡cum |
quandōcumque
quandōque
cumque
°quandōnē
°ᵉquandōquandō
°cumcumque |
quondam
aliquandō̆ |
°quandōlibet |
quandōque |
†quoniam
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umquam |
numquam
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aliās
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| quantity
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tam |
†tamen
†tandem
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quam |
quamcumque
†quamquam |
aliquam |
quamvīs
quamlibet |
quamque |
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| size
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tantus |
tantusdem
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quantus |
quantuscumque
quantusquantus |
aliquantus |
quantusvīs
quantuslibet |
quantusque |
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| quality
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tālis |
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quālis |
quāliscumque
quālisquālis |
aliquālis |
quālislibet |
quālisque |
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| number
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tot |
totidem
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quot |
quotquot
quotcumque |
aliquot |
quotlibet |
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totus |
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quotus |
°quotuscumque |
°aliquotus |
°quotuslibet |
°quotusque
°quotusquisque |
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totiēns |
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quotiēns |
quotiēnscumque |
aliquotiēns |
quotiēnslibet |
quotiēnsque
°quotiēnsquisque |
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°nūllotiēns |
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† Turned conjunction with original meaning somewhat changed
° Rare
‡ Only used as a conjunction, not as an interrogative.
ª Used almost exclusively to form locutions or compounds.
ᵇ All locutions ending in modī, modō, propter, circā or tenus can be univerbalized and vice versa, except de, secus and if another suffix, such as -cumque, -que or -libet, follows them, quemadmodum can also come as a locution in "quem ad modum", quārē can even also come separately especially if accompanied by a preposition, such as dē.
ᶜ Used purely and simply as an interrogative in direct questions (then irrelative), its relative meaning is somewhat lost, if it ever had one.
ᵉemphatic
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References
- “item”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- "item", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- “item”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Middle English
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin item.
Pronunciation
Adverb
item
- also, and this
Further reading
Noun
item
- the same; identical.
Descendants
Further reading
Middle French
Etymology
Latin.
Adverb
item
- same; in the same way
Old French
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin item.
Adverb
item
- same; in the same way
Descendants
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin item (“also; in the same manner”).
Pronunciation
Noun
item m (plural itens)
- item
- a matter for discussion in an agenda or elsewhere
O primeiro item a considerar é o orçamento para o próximo piquenique.- The first point to consider is the budget for the next picnic.
- a line of text with some meaning
Consideremos um item de cada vez.- Let's look at one item at a time.
Further reading
Romanian
Etymology
Anglicism (English item).
Noun
item m (plural itemi)
- item
Declension
Spanish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin item.
Adverb
item
- (law, literary) alternative form of ítem más
Usage notes
According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.
Further reading
Swedish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin item (“just like”), attested since 1628.
Adverb
item
- (obsolete) also, as well
- Synonyms: likaså, jämväl, vidare
1847 July 24, Sophie von Knorring, Bref till hemmet[1]:Jag blef helt ond och ändå mera E., som är en förklarad hundvän, item hund-advokat, som du väl mins.- I became wholly mad, and even more E., who are a declared dog friend, as well as dog advocate, as you might well remember.
See also
Noun
item c
- an item on a list or agenda; a number; an item in bookkeeping
- Synonym: post
- (obsolete) additional circumstance, additional item of concern
1864, Johan Magnus Rosén, Hvad man minst väntar[2]:Olsson profvade; men det var ingen, som passade rigtigt. — Så är det väl bäst du beställer en och låter ta mått, — sade Berg och tilläde, vände sig till hattmakarn: — Men det är ett lite item här, farbror! Det är fråga om kredit; [...]- Olsson tried, but there were none, which fit really. — So it is best you order and let measures be taken, — said Berg and added, turned to the hat maker: — But there is a small additional matter of concern here, sir! It is a question about credit; [...]
References
Turkish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English item.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /iˈtem/, [iˈtæm]
- Rhymes: -em
- Hyphenation: i‧tem
Noun
item (definite accusative itemi, plural itemler)
- (video games) item
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