(~s)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
An ~ is one of a collection or list of objects.
The most valuable ~ on show will be a Picasso drawing...
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see also collector’s ~
2.
An ~ is one of a list of things for someone to do, deal with, or talk about.
The other ~ on the agenda is the tour.
= matter, topic
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3.
An ~ is a report or article in a newspaper or magazine, or on television or radio.
There was an ~ in the paper about him.
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4.
If you say that two people are an ~, you mean that they are having a romantic or sexual relationship. (INFORMAL)
She and Gino were an ~.
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