n. , v. /uy"teuhm/ ; adv. /uy"tem/ , n.
1. a separate article or particular: 50 items on the list.
2. a separate piece of information or news, as a short piece in a newspaper or broadcast.
3. Slang. something suitable for a news paragraph or as a topic of gossip, esp. something that is sensational or scandalous: The bandleader and the new female singer are an item.
4. a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter I.
5. an admonition or warning.
6. Older Use. an intimation or hint.
adv.
7. also; likewise (used esp. to introduce each article or statement in a list or series).
v.t. Archaic.
8. to set down or enter as an item, or by or in items.
9. to make a note of.
[ 1350-1400; ME: likewise (adv.), the same (n.) ]
Syn. 1. thing; heading, entry.