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plural items
A distinct physical object. quotations examples
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.
2013 July 26, Nick Miroff, “Mexico gets a taste for eating insects […] ”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 7, page 32
(by extension, video games) An object that can be picked up for later use. examples
A line of text having a legal or other meaning; a separate particular in an account. quotations examples
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.
2001, David L. Lieber and Jules Harlow, Etz Hayim: Torah and Commentary, page 1143
(psychometrics) A question on a test, which may include its answers. examples
A matter for discussion in an agenda. examples
(informal) Two people who are having a romantic or sexual relationship with each other. quotations examples
Are we an item? Girl, quit playin' / "We're just friends," what are you sayin'?
2010, Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris, Baby
A short article in a newspaper. examples
(obsolete) A hint; an innuendo. quotations
A secret item was given to some of the bishops […] to absent themselves.The spelling has been modernized.
1655, Thomas Fuller, edited by James Nichols, The Church History of Britain, […], new edition, volumes (please specify |volume=I to III), London: […] [James Nichols] for Thomas Tegg and Son, […], published 1837
(India) Short for item girl. quotations examples
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.
2017, Nandita Chaudhary, Pernille Hviid, Giuseppina Marsico, Resistance in Everyday Life: Constructing Cultural Experiences, page 246
third-person singular simple present items, present participle iteming, simple past and past participle itemed
(transitive) To make a note of. examples
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