were an item

  • 1item — [[t]a͟ɪtəm[/t]] ♦♦ items 1) N COUNT An item is one of a collection or list of objects. → See also collector s item The most valuable item on show will be a Picasso drawing... The menu includes the occasional off beat item. 2) N COUNT An item is… …

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  • 2item — i·tem (ī’təm) n. 1. A single article or unit in a collection, enumeration, or series. 2. A clause of a document, such as a bill or charter. 3. An entry in an account. 4. a) A bit of information; a detail. b) …

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  • 3Item response theory — In psychometrics, item response theory (IRT) is a body of theory describing the application of mathematical models to data from questionnaires and tests as a basis for measuring abilities, attitudes, or other variables. It is used for statistical …

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  • 4item — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ individual, particular, single, specific ▪ Each individual item has a number. ▪ essential, important ▪ …

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  • 5item */*/*/ — UK [ˈaɪtəm] / US noun [countable] Word forms item : singular item plural items 1) a) an individual thing, usually one of several things in a group or on a list customers who pay high prices for luxury items item of: Repairs were carried out on… …

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  • 6item — i|tem [ aıtəm ] noun count *** 1. ) an individual thing, usually one of several things in a group or on a list: customers who pay high prices for luxury items item of: Repairs were carried out on several items of equipment. a ) an individual… …

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  • 7Item (EP) — Infobox Album Name = Item Type = ep Artist = Onetwo Released = start date|2004|6|28 Recorded = Their Studio Genre = Synth Pop Length = 21:31 Label = There(There) Producer = Paul Humphreys, Claudia Brücken, Jon Russell Reviews = Last album = This… …

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  • 8Were-jaguar — A stone Olmec were jaguar, showing common were jaguar characteristics including a downturned mouth, almond shaped eyes, pleated ear bars, a headdress with headband, and a crossed bars icon on the chest The were jaguar was both an Olmec motif and… …

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  • 9be an item — informal phrase if two people are an item, they have a romantic or sexual relationship When they realised that he and Lesley were an item, they weren’t very happy about it. Thesaurus: to have a romantic or sexual relationshiphyponym man someone… …

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  • 10an item —    a continuing sexual partnership between two people outside marriage    Perhaps merely from an item of news or gossip:     The Daily Telegraph... revealed a few years ago that she and Chairman of the Ramblers Association at the time, were an… …

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