[item] adv [ME, fr. L, fr. ita thus] (14c): and in addition: also--used to introduce each article in a list or enumeration
[2]item n (1571) 1 obs: warning, hint
2: a distinct part in an enumeration, account, or series: article
3: an object of attention, concern, or interest
4: a separate piece of news or information
5: a couple in a romantic or sexual relationship syn item, detail, particular mean one of the distinct parts of a whole. item applies to each thing specified separately in a list or in a group of things that might be listed or enumerated "every item on the list". detail applies to one of the small component parts of a larger whole such as a task, building, painting, narration, or process "leave the details to others". particular stresses the smallness, singleness, and esp. the concreteness of a detail or item "a description that included few particulars". [3]item vt (1601) 1 archaic: compute, reckon
2. archaic: to set down the particular details of