Kilo Lingo

/ˈaɪtəm/

Line drawing of item
Coloured illustration of item
#2054 of 5,000 Core 5000

Translation

One single thing in a list, a shop, or a group of things.

Word origin

From Latin item meaning likewise or also, the word once written at the start of each new line in a list.

Origin
Latin
Root
item
English cognates
itemise

Examples

shopping .

Each thing on the list is one item.

most .

An item can be any single thing that is sold.

.

"One by one" means you look at every single item in turn.

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This word is part of lesson 42.