term

Node type: Element (may contain text and/or other elements)

Whitespace: Protected

Definition

The word or phrase being defined in a definition list.

Child Nodes or Content

Attribute: paraID

Attribute: highlight

Icon identifying optional elements = Optional element or attribute

Parent Elements

listItem (definition list)

Code Sample

<list listFormat="definition">

<termLabel paraID="4">Word</termLabel>

<definitionLabel paraID="5">Definition</definitionLabel>

<listItem>

<term paraID="6"><small>HEB</small></term>

<definition>

<para paraID="7">Hebrew</para>

</definition>

</listItem>

<listItem>

<term paraID="4"><small>GR</small></term>

<definition>

<para paraID="8">Greek</para>

</definition>

</listItem>

<listItem>

<term paraID="9"><small>JST</small></term>

<definition>

<para paraID="10">Joseph Smith Translation</para>

</definition>

</listItem>

</list>

Display Sample

Word Definition
HEB Hebrew
GR Greek
JST Joseph Smith Translation

See Also

Marking in Microsoft Word

Use the LISTdef_term character style. Embed it in the first paragraph of the definition. Use trailing tabs or spaces if desired—these will be stripped on conversion.