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item

 
/ˈɑɪ·t̬əm/ n [C]

Definition

one thing that is a part of a list or a collection of things: There were several more items on the agenda. An item is also a particular thing considered as one among others of its type: a news item in this morning’s newspaper basic food items such as butter
(Definition of item n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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