## Definition lists
The term is given on a line by itself, followed by
one or more definitions. Each definition must begin
with `:` (after 0-2 spaces); subsequent lines must
be indented unless they are lazy paragraph
continuations.
The list is tight if there is no blank line between
the term and the first definition, otherwise loose.
```````````````````````````````` example
apple
: red fruit
orange
: orange fruit
.
- apple
- red fruit
- orange
- orange fruit
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Loose:
```````````````````````````````` example
apple
: red fruit
orange
: orange fruit
.
- apple
-
red fruit
- orange
-
orange fruit
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Indented marker:
```````````````````````````````` example
apple
: red fruit
orange
: orange fruit
.
- apple
- red fruit
- orange
- orange fruit
````````````````````````````````
```````````````````````````````` example
apple
: red fruit
orange
: orange fruit
.
- apple
-
red fruit
- orange
-
orange fruit
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Multiple blocks in a definition:
```````````````````````````````` example
*apple*
: red fruit
contains seeds,
crisp, pleasant to taste
*orange*
: orange fruit
{ orange code block }
> orange block quote
.
- apple
-
red fruit
contains seeds,
crisp, pleasant to taste
- orange
-
orange fruit
{ orange code block }
orange block quote
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Nested lists:
```````````````````````````````` example
term
: 1. Para one
Para two
.
- term
-
Para one
Para two
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Multiple definitions, tight:
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apple
: red fruit
: computer company
orange
: orange fruit
: telecom company
.
- apple
- red fruit
- computer company
- orange
- orange fruit
- telecom company
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Multiple definitions, loose:
```````````````````````````````` example
apple
: red fruit
: computer company
orange
: orange fruit
: telecom company
.
- apple
-
red fruit
-
computer company
- orange
-
orange fruit
-
telecom company
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Lazy line continuations:
```````````````````````````````` example
apple
: red fruit
: computer
company
orange
: orange
fruit
: telecom company
.
- apple
-
red fruit
-
computer
company
- orange
-
orange
fruit
-
telecom company
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`~` may be used as a marker instead of `:`:
```````````````````````````````` example
apple
~ red fruit
orange
~ orange fruit
.
- apple
- red fruit
- orange
- orange fruit
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Definition terms may span multiple lines:
```````````````````````````````` example
a
b\
c
: foo
.
- a
b
c
-
foo
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Definition list with preceding paragraph
():
```````````````````````````````` example
Foo
bar
: baz
bim
: bor
.
Foo
- bar
- baz
- bim
- bor
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