Description
This element holds the definition for a symbol, word or phrase that is enclosed by the associated <term> element. There may be more than one definition for a term, in which case each definition should be a separate paragraph.
Parent Elements
The elements listed below may directly contain this element. They are "parent" elements. Elements in referenced groups are included, up to two levels of group nesting.
Parent elements: <defentry>
Model Diagram
The DTD model for this element:
--+(repeatable choice)
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  |-- para  -- (TEXT and elements)
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  |-- figure  -- (elements)
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  |-- formaltable  -- (elements)
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  |-- graphic  
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  |-- informaltable  -- (elements)
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  |-- chemeqn  -- (elements)
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  |-- unnumchemeqn  -- (elements)
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  |-- formula  -- (TEXT and elements)
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  |-- compound  -- (elements)
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  |-- structure  
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  |-- matheqn  -- (elements)
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  |-- unnummatheqn  -- (elements)
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  |-- simplelist  -- (elements)
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  |-- itemizedlist  -- (elements)
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  |-- orderedlist  -- (elements)
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  |-- deflist  -- (elements)
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  |-- extract  -- (elements)
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  |-- computertext  -- (TEXT and elements)
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  |-- letter  -- (elements)
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  |-- comment  -- TEXT
DTD Definition
The DTD contains the following element and attribute definitions (note that embedded links are to definitions within the DTD page of this guide):
<!ELEMENT definition                     (para | 
                                              figure | formaltable | graphic | informaltable | 
                                              chemeqn | unnumchemeqn | formula | compound | 
                                              structure | matheqn | unnummatheqn | 
                                              simplelist | itemizedlist | orderedlist | deflist | 
                                              extract | computertext | letter | 
                                              comment)+>
<!ATTLIST definition
               %a-group-CommonIDAttrs;>
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Defined in DTD section Block-level Content : Lists
General Attributes (shared with other elements)
Common Optional ID Attributes (a-group-CommonIDAttrs)