Definition lists are meant to type a set of terms together with their explanation. It’s usage is
identical to the one in HTML, with the exception that it cannot occur inside ordinary text:
surrounding text should always be enclosed in paragraph tags.
Example:
<dl>
<dt>meOne</dt><dd>First element of the enumeration type.</dd>
<dt>meTwo</dt><dd>Second element of the enumeration type.</dd>
<dt>meThree</dt><dd>Third element of the enumeration type.</dd>
</dl>
Will be typeset as
-
meOne
- First element of the enumeration type.
-
meTwo
- Second element of the enumeration type.
-
meThree
- Third element of the enumeration type.
See also: dt (173), dd (169), ol (201), ul (230)