[ˈʌɪtɪm], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an individual article or unit, especially one that is part of a list, collection, or set
(e.g: the items on the agenda)


Phrases:
- be an item

Origin:
late Middle English (as an adverb): from Latin, ‘in like manner, also’. The noun sense arose (late 16th century) from the use of the adverb to introduce each statement in a list

[ˈʌɪtɪm], (Adverb)

Definitions:
- used to introduce each item in a list
(e.g: item two statute books … item two drums)


Phrases:
- be an item

Origin:
late Middle English (as an adverb): from Latin, ‘in like manner, also’. The noun sense arose (late 16th century) from the use of the adverb to introduce each statement in a list