## 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

```````````````````````````````` Loose: ```````````````````````````````` example apple : red fruit orange : orange fruit .

apple: red fruit
orange: orange fruit

```````````````````````````````` 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

```````````````````````````````` 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

```````````````````````````````` Nested lists: ```````````````````````````````` example term : 1. Para one Para two .

term

Para one

Para two

```````````````````````````````` Multiple definitions, tight: ```````````````````````````````` example apple : red fruit : computer company orange : orange fruit : telecom company .

apple: red fruit; computer company
orange: orange fruit; telecom company

```````````````````````````````` Multiple definitions, loose: ```````````````````````````````` example apple : red fruit : computer company orange : orange fruit : telecom company .

apple: red fruit; computer company
orange: orange fruit; telecom company

```````````````````````````````` Lazy line continuations: ```````````````````````````````` example apple : red fruit : computer company orange : orange fruit : telecom company .

apple: red fruit; computer company
orange: orange fruit; telecom company

```````````````````````````````` `~` may be used as a marker instead of `:`: ```````````````````````````````` example apple ~ red fruit orange ~ orange fruit .

apple: red fruit
orange: orange fruit

```````````````````````````````` Definition terms may span multiple lines: ```````````````````````````````` example a b\ c : foo .

a b c: foo

```````````````````````````````` Definition list with preceding paragraph (): ```````````````````````````````` example Foo bar : baz bim : bor .

Foo

bar: baz
bim: bor

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