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<h1 id="firstHeading" class="firstHeading mw-first-heading"><span class="mw-page-title-namespace">Template</span><span class="mw-page-title-separator">:</span><span class="mw-page-title-main">Defn</span></h1> <div id="p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown mw-portlet mw-portlet-lang" > <input type="checkbox" id="p-lang-btn-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox mw-interlanguage-selector" aria-label="Go to an article in another language. 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href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%84%D9%88%D9%86:Defn" title="شابلون:Defn – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="شابلون:Defn" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%9F:Defn" title="টেমপ্লেট:Defn – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="টেমপ্লেট:Defn" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bh mw-list-item"><a href="https://bh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%9F:Defn" title="टेम्पलेट:Defn – Bhojpuri" lang="bh" hreflang="bh" data-title="टेम्पलेट:Defn" data-language-autonym="भोजपुरी" data-language-local-name="Bhojpuri" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>भोजपुरी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skabelon:Defn" title="Skabelon:Defn – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Skabelon:Defn" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A0%CF%81%CF%8C%CF%84%CF%85%CF%80%CE%BF:Defn" title="Πρότυπο:Defn – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Πρότυπο:Defn" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%DA%AF%D9%88:Defn" title="الگو:Defn – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="الگو:Defn" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fo mw-list-item"><a href="https://fo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fyrimynd:Defn" title="Fyrimynd:Defn – Faroese" lang="fo" hreflang="fo" data-title="Fyrimynd:Defn" data-language-autonym="Føroyskt" data-language-local-name="Faroese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Føroyskt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gu mw-list-item"><a href="https://gu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AA%A2%E0%AA%BE%E0%AA%82%E0%AA%9A%E0%AB%8B:Defn" title="ઢાંચો:Defn – Gujarati" lang="gu" hreflang="gu" data-title="ઢાંચો:Defn" data-language-autonym="ગુજરાતી" data-language-local-name="Gujarati" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ગુજરાતી</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%81%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BE:Defn" title="साँचा:Defn – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="साँचा:Defn" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Templat:Defn" title="Templat:Defn – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Templat:Defn" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%AB%E0%B4%B2%E0%B4%95%E0%B4%82:Defn" title="ഫലകം:Defn – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="ഫലകം:Defn" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mt mw-list-item"><a href="https://mt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mudell:Defn" title="Mudell:Defn – Maltese" lang="mt" hreflang="mt" data-title="Mudell:Defn" data-language-autonym="Malti" data-language-local-name="Maltese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Templat:Defn" title="Templat:Defn – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Templat:Defn" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%97%D0%B0%D0%B3%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%80:Defn" title="Загвар:Defn – Mongolian" lang="mn" hreflang="mn" data-title="Загвар:Defn" data-language-autonym="Монгол" data-language-local-name="Mongolian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Монгол</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ne mw-list-item"><a href="https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%81%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BE:Defn" title="ढाँचा:Defn – Nepali" lang="ne" hreflang="ne" data-title="ढाँचा:Defn" data-language-autonym="नेपाली" data-language-local-name="Nepali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-or mw-list-item"><a href="https://or.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AC%9B%E0%AC%BE%E0%AC%9E%E0%AD%8D%E0%AC%9A:Defn" title="ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Defn – Odia" lang="or" hreflang="or" data-title="ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Defn" data-language-autonym="ଓଡ଼ିଆ" data-language-local-name="Odia" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ଓଡ଼ିଆ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andoza:Defn" title="Andoza:Defn – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Andoza:Defn" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li 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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Scots</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-si mw-list-item"><a href="https://si.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B7%83%E0%B7%90%E0%B6%9A%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%BD%E0%B7%8A%E0%B6%BD:Defn" title="සැකිල්ල:Defn – Sinhala" lang="si" hreflang="si" data-title="සැකිල්ල:Defn" data-language-autonym="සිංහල" data-language-local-name="Sinhala" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>සිංහල</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Defn" title="Template:Defn – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Template:Defn" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predloga:Defn" title="Predloga:Defn – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Predloga:Defn" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A8%D0%B0%D0%B1%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%BD:Defn" title="Шаблон:Defn – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Шаблон:Defn" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%81:Defn" title="வார்ப்புரு:Defn – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="வார்ப்புரு:Defn" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>தமிழ்</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-shn mw-list-item"><a href="https://shn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%80%91%E1%82%85%E1%80%99%E1%80%BA%E1%80%B8%E1%80%95%E1%80%9C%E1%80%B5%E1%80%90%E1%80%BA%E1%82%89:Defn" title="ထႅမ်းပလဵတ်ႉ:Defn – Shan" lang="shn" hreflang="shn" data-title="ထႅမ်းပလဵတ်ႉ:Defn" data-language-autonym="ၽႃႇသႃႇတႆး " data-language-local-name="Shan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ၽႃႇသႃႇတႆး </span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-te mw-list-item"><a href="https://te.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B0%AE%E0%B1%82%E0%B0%B8:Defn" title="మూస:Defn – Telugu" lang="te" hreflang="te" data-title="మూస:Defn" data-language-autonym="తెలుగు" data-language-local-name="Telugu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>తెలుగు</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%9Eablon:Defn" title="Şablon:Defn – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Şablon:Defn" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" 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It is a wrapper for <code class="nowrap" style=""><dd>...</dd></code>, the <i>description list definition</i> <a href="/wiki/HTML_element#Lists" title="HTML element">HTML element</a>. The template has a mnemonic redirect at <code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Dd" class="mw-redirect" title="Template:Dd">dd</a>}}</code>. </p><p>Basic usage: </p> <pre><span style="color:gray"><span class="nowrap">{{glossary}}</span></span> <span style="color:gray"><span class="nowrap">{{term|1=<var>term</var>}}</span></span> <span class="example example-bold" style="font-weight: bold; color: var(--color-content-added, #006400);"><span class="nowrap">{{defn|1=<var>Definition.</var>}}</span></span> <span style="color:gray"><span class="nowrap">{{glossary end}}</span></span> </pre> <p>Links, inline templates, reference citations, wikimarkup styles, etc., can be applied to the definition. Technically, the <code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|1=</code> part is optional if the content of the definition does not contain the "=" character, but as any editors can add content, including templates with this character in them, it is always safest to explicitly name the parameter. The <code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|1=</code> parameter can also be called <code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|defn=</code> for those who don't care for numeric parameters. </p> <ul><li>This will work: <span class="example example-bold" style="font-weight: bold; color: var(--color-content-added, #006400);"><span class="nowrap">{{defn|1=The concept that the mass of a body is a measure of its energy content, expressed by the formula E=MC²}}</span></span></li> <li>This will work: <span class="example example-bold" style="font-weight: bold; color: var(--color-content-added, #006400);"><span class="nowrap">{{defn|defn=The concept that the mass of a body is a measure of its energy content, expressed by the formula E=MC²}}</span></span></li> <li>This will <strong style="color: red;">fail</strong>: <span class="example deprecated-content example-bad example-bold" style="font-weight: bold; color: var(--color-content-removed, #8B0000);"><span class="nowrap">{{defn|The concept that the mass of a body is a measure of its energy content, expressed by the formula E=MC²}}</span></span></li></ul> <p>More complex usage might be: </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p><code>{{defn|1=<var>Definition.</var> |no=<var>#</var> |term=<var>term_id</var>}}</code> </p></blockquote> <p>where <code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|no=<var>#</var></code> gives a leading number for a definition in a list of definitions, and <code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|term=<var>term_id</var></code> provides the name of the term used in the <code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Term" title="Template:Term">Term</a>}}</code> template to which this definition pertains. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Images,_hatnotes_and_other_content"><span id="Images.2C_hatnotes_and_other_content"></span>Images, hatnotes and other content</h3></div> <p>Images, <a href="/wiki/Template:Ghat" title="Template:Ghat">hatnotes</a> and other "add-in" content intended to immediately follow the <code>{{term}}</code> <em>must be used at the top of (inside) the first <code>{{defn}}</code> of the <code>{{term}}</code>.</em> They <strong>cannot</strong> be placed between the <code>{{term}}</code> and <code>{{defn}}</code> or it will break the glossary markup. Images can, of course, be placed elsewhere within the <code>{{defn}}</code>, and bottom-notes like <code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:More" class="mw-redirect" title="Template:More">more</a>}}</code> can be placed at the ends of but <em>inside</em> the content of <code>{{defn}}</code>s. </p> <table> <tbody><tr> <td style="border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;"><div class="mw-highlight mw-highlight-lang-wikitext mw-content-ltr" dir="ltr"><pre><span></span><span class="p">{{</span><span class="nt">glossary</span><span class="p">}}</span> <span class="p">{{</span><span class="nt">term</span> <span class="p">|</span><span class="nl">1</span><span class="o">=</span>colour ball <span class="p">|</span><span class="nl">content</span><span class="o">=</span>colour ball <span class="p">{{</span><span class="nt">anchor</span><span class="p">|</span>coloured ball<span class="p">|</span>coloured balls<span class="p">|</span>colour<span class="p">|</span>colours<span class="p">|</span>color ball<span class="p">}}}}</span> <span class="p">{{</span><span class="nt">defn</span><span class="p">|</span><span class="nl">1</span><span class="o">=</span> <span class="p">[[</span><span class="nn">File</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="nt">Set of Snookerballs.png</span><span class="p">|</span>thumb<span class="p">|</span>right<span class="p">|</span>150px<span class="p">|</span>A complete set of snooker balls, with six <span class="gs">'''colour balls'''</span><span class="p">]]</span> <span class="p">{{</span><span class="nt">ghat</span><span class="p">|</span>Also <span class="gs">'''coloured ball(s)'''</span>, <span class="gs">'''colour(s)'''</span>; American spelling <span class="gs">'''color'''</span> sometimes also used.<span class="p">}}</span> In <span class="p">[[</span><span class="nt">snooker</span><span class="p">]]</span>, any of the <span class="p">{{</span><span class="nt">cuegloss</span><span class="p">|</span>object ball<span class="p">}}</span>s that are not <span class="p">{{</span><span class="nt">cuegloss</span><span class="p">|</span>red ball<span class="p">|</span>reds<span class="p">}}</span>. <span class="p">}}</span> <span class="p">{{</span><span class="nt">glossary end</span><span class="p">}}</span> </pre></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;"><blockquote> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1228772891">.mw-parser-output .glossary dt{margin-top:0.4em}.mw-parser-output .glossary dt+dt{margin-top:-0.2em}.mw-parser-output .glossary .templatequote{margin-top:0;margin-bottom:-0.5em}</style> <dl class="glossary"> <dt id="colour_ball"><dfn>colour ball <span class="anchor" id="coloured_ball"></span><span class="anchor" id="coloured_balls"></span><span class="anchor" id="colour"></span><span class="anchor" id="colours"></span><span class="anchor" id="color_ball"></span></dfn></dt> <dd><figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Set_of_Snookerballs.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Set_of_Snookerballs.png/150px-Set_of_Snookerballs.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="96" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Set_of_Snookerballs.png/225px-Set_of_Snookerballs.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Set_of_Snookerballs.png/300px-Set_of_Snookerballs.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1024" /></a><figcaption>A complete set of snooker balls, with six <b>colour balls</b></figcaption></figure> <p class="glossary-hatnote"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><span role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable selfref">Also <b>coloured ball(s)</b>, <b>colour(s)</b>; American spelling <b>color</b> sometimes also used.</span></p> In <a href="/wiki/Snooker" title="Snooker">snooker</a>, any of the <dfn id=""><a href="/wiki/Glossary_of_cue_sports_terms#object_ball" title="Glossary of cue sports terms"><span title="See entry at: Glossary of cue sports terms § object ball" style="color:inherit;" class="glossary-link">object ball</span></a></dfn>s that are not <dfn id=""><a href="/wiki/Glossary_of_cue_sports_terms#red_ball" title="Glossary of cue sports terms"><span title="See entry at: Glossary of cue sports terms § red ball" style="color:inherit;" class="glossary-link">reds</span></a></dfn>.</dd> </dl></blockquote> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Multiple_definitions_for_one_term">Multiple definitions for one term</h3></div> <p>If a single <code>{{term}}</code> has multiple definitions, they are simply numbered with the <code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|2=parameter</code> explicitly. Think of the parameter as standing for "<strong>2</strong>nd or later definition". You can also call it <code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|no=</code>, if you prefer (from "<a href="/wiki/Numero_sign" title="Numero sign">No.</a>") Example: </p> <table> <tbody><tr> <td style="border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;"><div class="mw-highlight mw-highlight-lang-wikitext mw-content-ltr" dir="ltr"><pre><span></span><span class="p">{{</span><span class="nt">glossary</span><span class="p">}}</span> <span class="p">{{</span><span class="nt">term</span><span class="p">|</span><span class="nl">1</span><span class="o">=</span>blubbermonster<span class="p">}}</span> <span class="p">{{</span><span class="nt">defn</span><span class="p">|</span><span class="nl">1</span><span class="o">=</span>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet. <span class="p">|</span><span class="nl">no</span><span class="o">=</span>1<span class="p">}}</span> <span class="p">{{</span><span class="nt">defn</span><span class="p">|</span><span class="nl">1</span><span class="o">=</span>Consectetur adipisicing elit. <span class="p">|</span><span class="nl">no</span><span class="o">=</span>2<span class="p">}}</span> <span class="p">{{</span><span class="nt">glossary end</span><span class="p">}}</span> </pre></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;"><blockquote> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1228772891"> <dl class="glossary"> <dt id="blubbermonster"><dfn>blubbermonster</dfn></dt> <dd>1.  Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.</dd> <dd>2.  Consectetur adipisicing elit.</dd> </dl> </blockquote> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <p>Because of the uneven length of definitions, it is usually more convenient to put the <code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|2=</code> before the <code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|1=</code> description: </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1244412712"><blockquote class="templatequote"><p><code>{{defn |2=1 |1=Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.}}</code> </p></blockquote> <p>or </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1244412712"><blockquote class="templatequote"><p><code>{{defn |no=1 |1=Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.}}</code> </p></blockquote> <p>This is a very robust method, because it permits complex content like block quotations, nested lists, cross-reference hatnotes, and other block-level markup inside each definition. The definitions can also be independently linked. </p><p>Use of a "standard" hatnote with a numbered definition would require manual numbering or it would look weird. But this method is deprecated anyway. An example of forcing it to kinda work: </p> <div class="mw-highlight mw-highlight-lang-wikitext mw-content-ltr" dir="ltr"><pre><span></span><span class="p">{{</span><span class="nt">term</span><span class="p">|</span><span class="nl">1</span><span class="o">=</span>blackjack<span class="p">|</span><span class="nl">content</span><span class="o">=</span>blackjack<span class="p">{{</span><span class="nt">anchor</span><span class="p">|</span>Blackjack<span class="p">}}</span> <span class="p">}}</span> <span class="p">{{</span><span class="nt">defn</span> <span class="p">|</span><span class="nl">1</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="p">{{</span><span class="nt">main</span><span class="p">|</span>Blackjack<span class="p">}}}}</span> <span class="p">{{</span><span class="nt">defn</span><span class="p">|</span><span class="nl">no</span><span class="o">=</span>1<span class="p">|</span><span class="nl">1</span><span class="o">=</span>A card game in which players attempt to approach 21 but not exceed it.<span class="p">}}</span> <span class="p">{{</span><span class="nt">defn</span><span class="p">|</span><span class="nl">no</span><span class="o">=</span>2<span class="p">|</span><span class="nl">1</span><span class="o">=</span>The best possible hand in the game of blackjack, made up of an ace and a card valued at 10 (namely, 10, J, Q, K). <span class="p">}}</span> </pre></div> <p>It's better to use the <code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Ghat" title="Template:Ghat">ghat</a>}}</code> template, for glossary hatnotes, and put it inside the first (or most applicable) definition. This obviates creating a pseudo-definition to hold the hatnote, as shown above. <code>{{Ghat}}</code> (which uses <a href="/wiki/Module:Hatnote_inline" title="Module:Hatnote inline">Module:Hatnote inline</a>) has some CSS adjustments to work better than <code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Hatnote" title="Template:Hatnote">Hatnote</a>}}</code> and its derivatives, when used inside a definition. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Making_the_definition_independently_linkable">Making the definition independently linkable</h3></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1224211176">.mw-parser-output .quotebox{background-color:#F9F9F9;border:1px solid #aaa;box-sizing:border-box;padding:10px;font-size:88%;max-width:100%}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatleft{margin:.5em 1.4em .8em 0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatright{margin:.5em 0 .8em 1.4em}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.centered{overflow:hidden;position:relative;margin:.5em auto .8em auto}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatleft span,.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatright span{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .quotebox>blockquote{margin:0;padding:0;border-left:0;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-title{text-align:center;font-size:110%;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote>:first-child{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote:last-child>:last-child{margin-bottom:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote.quoted:before{font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:large;color:gray;content:" “ ";vertical-align:-45%;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote.quoted:after{font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:large;color:gray;content:" ” ";line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .left-aligned{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .right-aligned{text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .center-aligned{text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .quote-title,.mw-parser-output .quotebox .quotebox-quote{display:block}.mw-parser-output .quotebox cite{display:block;font-style:normal}@media screen and (max-width:640px){.mw-parser-output .quotebox{width:100%!important;margin:0 0 .8em!important;float:none!important}}</style><div class="quotebox pullquote floatright" style="width:33%; ;"> <div class="quotebox-title" style="">HTML5 update:</div> <blockquote class="quotebox-quote left-aligned" style=""> <p>Most of the restrictions on the content of <code>id</code> have been removed, so <code>id</code> values no longer have to begin with an <code>[a-z][A-Z]</code> alphabetic character, avoid most punctuation marks, or suffer other such limitations. Wikipedia's MediaWiki engine is smart enough to auto-escape any problematic characters, on the fly. </p> </blockquote> </div>To enable a link directly to a specific definition, name the definition with its <code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Term" title="Template:Term">term</a>}}</code> (or it must be the <code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|id=<var style="padding-right: 1px;">foo</var></code> value, if any, used in <code>{{term}}</code>). This must be unique on the page for each term, but should be the same for multiple definitions of the same term). This is done with the <code>{{defn}}</code>'s <code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|term=</code> parameter. This will produce a <code>#</code>-link target ID in the form <code><var style="padding-right: 1px;">term</var>-defn<var style="padding-right: 1px;">#</var></code>, where the <var style="padding-right: 1px;">#</var> is the number of the definition <i>(see <a href="#Multiple_definitions_for_one_term">#Multiple definitions for one term</a>, above)</i>, defaulting to "1". Example: <table> <tbody><tr> <td style="border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;"><div class="mw-highlight mw-highlight-lang-wikitext mw-content-ltr" dir="ltr"><pre><span></span><span class="p">{{</span><span class="nt">glossary</span><span class="p">}}</span> <span class="p">{{</span><span class="nt">term</span><span class="p">|</span><span class="nl">1</span><span class="o">=</span>blubbermonster<span class="p">}}</span> <span class="p">{{</span><span class="nt">defn</span><span class="p">|</span><span class="nl">no</span><span class="o">=</span>1 <span class="p">|</span><span class="nl">1</span><span class="o">=</span>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet. <span class="p">|</span><span class="nl">term</span><span class="o">=</span>blubbermonster<span class="p">}}</span> <span class="p">{{</span><span class="nt">defn</span><span class="p">|</span><span class="nl">no</span><span class="o">=</span>2 <span class="p">|</span><span class="nl">1</span><span class="o">=</span>Consectetur adipisicing elit. <span class="p">|</span><span class="nl">term</span><span class="o">=</span>blubbermonster<span class="p">}}</span> <span class="p">{{</span><span class="nt">term</span><span class="p">|</span><span class="nl">1</span><span class="o">=</span>snorkelweasel (noun)<span class="p">}}</span> <span class="p">{{</span><span class="nt">defn</span><span class="p">|</span><span class="nl">1</span><span class="o">=</span>Ut enim ad minim veniam <span class="p">|</span><span class="nl">term</span><span class="o">=</span>snorkelweasel (noun)<span class="p">}}</span> <span class="p">{{</span><span class="nt">glossary end</span><span class="p">}}</span> </pre></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;"><blockquote> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1228772891"> <dl class="glossary"> <dt id="blubbermonster"><dfn>blubbermonster</dfn></dt> <dd id="blubbermonster-defn1">1.  Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.</dd> <dd id="blubbermonster-defn2">2.  Consectetur adipisicing elit.</dd> <dt id="snorkelweasel_(noun)"><dfn>snorkelweasel (noun)</dfn></dt> <dd id="snorkelweasel_(noun)-defn1">Ut enim ad minim veniam</dd> </dl></blockquote> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;"> HTML output: <div class="mw-highlight mw-highlight-lang-html mw-content-ltr" dir="ltr"><pre><span></span><span class="p"><</span><span class="nt">dl</span> <span class="na">class</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="s">"glossary"</span><span class="p">></span> <span class="p"><</span><span class="nt">dt</span> <span class="na">class</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="s">"glossary"</span> <span class="na">id</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="s">"blubbermonster"</span> <span class="na">style</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="s">"margin-top: 0.4em;"</span><span class="p">><</span><span class="nt">dfn</span> <span class="na">class</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="s">"glossary"</span><span class="p">></span>blubbermonster<span class="p"></</span><span class="nt">dfn</span><span class="p">></</span><span class="nt">dt</span><span class="p">></span> <span class="p"><</span><span class="nt">dd</span> <span class="na">class</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="s">"glossary"</span> <span class="na">id</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="s">"blubbermonster-defn1"</span><span class="p">></span>1.<span class="ni">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.<span class="p"></</span><span class="nt">dd</span><span class="p">></span> <span class="p"><</span><span class="nt">dd</span> <span class="na">class</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="s">"glossary"</span> <span class="na">id</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="s">"blubbermonster-defn2"</span><span class="p">></span>2.<span class="ni">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>Consectetur adipisicing elit.<span class="p"></</span><span class="nt">dd</span><span class="p">></span> <span class="p"><</span><span class="nt">dt</span> <span class="na">class</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="s">"glossary"</span> <span class="na">id</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="s">"snorkelweasel_(noun)"</span> <span class="na">style</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="s">"margin-top: 0.4em;"</span><span class="p">><</span><span class="nt">dfn</span> <span class="na">class</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="s">"glossary"</span><span class="p">></span>snorkelweasel (noun)<span class="p"></</span><span class="nt">dfn</span><span class="p">></</span><span class="nt">dt</span><span class="p">></span> <span class="p"><</span><span class="nt">dd</span> <span class="na">class</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="s">"glossary"</span> <span class="na">id</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="s">"snorkelweasel_(noun)-defn1"</span><span class="p">></span>Ut enim ad minim veniam<span class="p"></</span><span class="nt">dd</span><span class="p">></span> <span class="p"></</span><span class="nt">dl</span><span class="p">></span> </pre></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <p>Note that some characters in <code>snorkelweasel (noun)</code>" have been converted on the fly by MediaWikia by the time it sends the ID to the browser as <code>snorkelweasel_.28noun.29-defn1</code>. You can still link to it on this page as <a href="#snorkelweasel_(noun)-defn1">#snorkelweasel (noun)-defn1</a> (view page source and see for yourself – that link has <code>href=#snorkelweasel_.28noun.29-defn1</code>). </p><p>The IDs <samp style="padding-left:0.4em; padding-right:0.4em; color:var( --color-subtle, #666666);">blubbermonster-defn1</samp>, <samp style="padding-left:0.4em; padding-right:0.4em; color:var( --color-subtle, #666666);">blubbermonster-defn2</samp>,  and <samp style="padding-left:0.4em; padding-right:0.4em; color:var( --color-subtle, #666666);">snorkelweasel_(noun)-defn1</samp> are all individually linkable, e.g. as <code>[[Glossary of weird terms#blubbermonster-defn1]]</code>. This is especially useful for cross-references within the glossary, e.g. <code>See also [[#blubbermonster-defn2|"blubbermonster", sense 2]].</code> </p><p>To add more than one linkable anchor, use the <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Anchor" title="Template:Anchor">anchor</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> template at the beginning of the definition's content: </p> <pre><span class="nowrap">{{defn|no=2|1=<span class="nowrap">{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Anchor" title="Template:Anchor">anchor</a>|elit|Elit}}</span>Consectetur adipisicing elit.|term=blubbermonster}}</span> </pre> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Languages">Languages</h3></div> <p>There is no <code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|lang=</code> parameter, as on English Wikipedia all definitions are necessarily in English. For uses of glossary markup for non-glossary purposes in which some content may be in a foreign language, use language templates. E.g. in a list of film title translations formatted using glossary markup: </p> <div class="mw-highlight mw-highlight-lang-wikitext mw-content-ltr" dir="ltr"><pre><span></span><span class="p">{{</span><span class="nt">glossary</span><span class="p">}}</span> <span class="p">{{</span><span class="nt">term</span><span class="p">|</span><span class="nl">1</span><span class="o">=</span>Titles of La Vie en Rose in various languages<span class="ni">&nbsp;</span><span class="p">|</span><span class="nl">content</span><span class="o">=</span>Titles of <span class="ge">''</span><span class="p">[[</span><span class="nt">La Vie en Rose</span><span class="p">]]</span><span class="ge">''</span> in various languages<span class="p">}}</span> <span class="p">{{</span><span class="nt">defn</span><span class="p">|</span><span class="nl">1</span><span class="o">=</span>French: <span class="ge">''</span><span class="p">{{</span><span class="nt">lang</span><span class="p">|</span>fr<span class="p">|</span>La Vie en Rose<span class="p">}}</span><span class="ge">''</span><span class="p">}}</span> <span class="p">{{</span><span class="nt">defn</span><span class="p">|</span><span class="nl">1</span><span class="o">=</span>English: <span class="ge">''Life in Pink''</span><span class="p">}}</span> ... <span class="p">{{</span><span class="nt">glossary end</span><span class="p">}}</span> </pre></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Examples">Examples</h3></div> <p>This shows both a very simple then a rather complex instance: </p> <table class="wikitable" style=""> <tbody><tr> <th>Markup </th> <td><pre style="word-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap"><div class="mw-highlight mw-highlight-lang-wikitext mw-content-ltr" dir="ltr"><pre><span></span><span class="gu">== A&ndash;M ==</span> <span class="p">{{</span><span class="nt">glossary</span><span class="p">}}</span> <span class="p">{{</span><span class="nt">term</span><span class="p">|</span><span class="nl">1</span><span class="o">=</span>applesnorkel<span class="p">}}</span> <span class="p">{{</span><span class="nt">defn</span><span class="p">|</span><span class="nl">1</span><span class="o">=</span>Definition of term 1.<span class="p">}}</span> <span class="p">{{</span><span class="nt">term</span><span class="p">|</span><span class="nl">term</span><span class="o">=</span>arglefarst <span class="p">|</span><span class="nl">content</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="p">{{</span><span class="nt">lang</span><span class="p">|</span>xx<span class="p">|</span>arglefarst<span class="p">}}{{</span><span class="nt">anchor</span><span class="p">|</span>argle-farst<span class="p">|</span>argle farst<span class="p">}}</span> <span class="p">}}</span> <span class="p">{{</span><span class="nt">defn</span><span class="p">|</span><span class="nl">no</span><span class="o">=</span>1 <span class="p">|</span><span class="nl">defn</span><span class="o">=</span> Beginning of first definition of term 2 <span class="p">{{</span><span class="nt">quote</span><span class="p">|</span><span class="nl">1</span><span class="o">=</span>Block quotation in first definition of term 2.<span class="p">}}</span> Conclusion of first definition of term 2. <span class="p">}}</span> <span class="p">{{</span><span class="nt">defn</span><span class="p">|</span><span class="nl">no</span><span class="o">=</span>2 <span class="p">|</span><span class="nl">defn</span><span class="o">=</span>Second definition of term 2.<span class="p">}}</span> <span class="p">{{</span><span class="nt">glossary end</span><span class="p">}}</span> </pre></div></pre> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Renders as </th> <td><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r996643573">.mw-parser-output .block-indent{padding-left:3em;padding-right:0;overflow:hidden}</style><div class="block-indent"> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236298596">.mw-parser-output .fake-heading{color:var(--color-emphasized,#000000);background:none;margin:0;overflow:hidden;padding-bottom:0.17em;page-break-after:avoid;padding-top:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .fake-heading.h1,.mw-parser-output .fake-heading.h2{border-bottom:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);margin-bottom:0.25em;margin-top:1em;padding:0;font-family:"Linux Libertine","Georgia","Times","Source Serif Pro",serif;line-height:1.375}body.skin-monobook .mw-parser-output .fake-heading.h1,body.skin-monobook .mw-parser-output .fake-heading.h2{font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit}body.skin-timeless .mw-parser-output .fake-heading.h1,body.skin-timeless .mw-parser-output .fake-heading.h2{border-bottom:3px solid #c8ccd1}.mw-parser-output .fake-heading.h1{font-size:1.8em}body.skin-timeless .mw-parser-output .fake-heading.h1{font-size:2em}.mw-parser-output .fake-heading.h2{font-size:1.5em}body.skin-timeless .mw-parser-output .fake-heading.h2{font-size:1.8em}.mw-parser-output .fake-heading.h3,.mw-parser-output .fake-heading.h4,.mw-parser-output .fake-heading.h5,.mw-parser-output .fake-heading.h6{font-weight:bold;margin-top:0.3em;margin-bottom:0;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.6}.mw-parser-output .fake-heading.h3{font-size:1.2em}.mw-parser-output .fake-heading.h4{font-size:100%}</style><div class="fake-heading h2">A–M</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1228772891"> <dl class="glossary"> <dt id="applesnorkel"><dfn>applesnorkel</dfn></dt> <dd>Definition of term 1.</dd> <dt id="arglefarst"><dfn><i>arglefarst</i><span class="anchor" id="argle-farst"></span><span class="anchor" id="argle_farst"></span></dfn></dt> <dd>1.  Beginning of first definition of term 2 <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1244412712"><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>Block quotation in first definition of term 2.</p></blockquote> Conclusion of first definition of term 2.</dd> <dd>2.  Second definition of term 2.</dd> </dl> </div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Applying_CSS_styles_to_the_definition">Applying CSS styles to the definition</h3></div> <p>The <code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|style=</code> parameter will pass CSS styling on to the <code class="nowrap" style=""><dd></code> element, e.g. <code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|style=font-family:serif;</code> or whatever. I.e., this styles the definition itself, not the term it applies to, other definitions, or the glossary as a whole. This feature is rarely if ever needed in articles, but can be useful elsewhere for things like matching custom user page style. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_parameters">Other parameters</h3></div> <p>The <code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|id=</code> parameter can be used to assign a one-word, case-sensitive ID name to definition. It must be unique on the page. This can be used as a #link target, and could have other metadata uses. <i>See the <a href="#Making_the_definition_independently_linkable">#Making the definition independently linkable</a> section for how to normally make a definition linkable.</i> Probably the <em>only</em> reason to use this feature is if there are two terms with the same name on the page, which would result in conflicting IDs. </p><p>The <code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|class=</code> parameter will pass one or more space-separated CSS classes on to <code class="nowrap" style=""><dd></code> element. <i>There is rarely any reason to do this.</i> </p><p><b>Note:</b> With the use of <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:TemplateStyles" title="Wikipedia:TemplateStyles">TemplateStyles</a> in the enclosing <code>{{glossary}}</code> (which generates the HTML <code class="nowrap" style=""><dl class="glossary"></code> tag), this template no longer includes the <code>glossary</code> class by default. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2></div> <div style="float:right; 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