The dictionary microstructure designates the fields or logical structure of dictionary entries.
The following table describes the microstructure of this dictionary:
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Entry Status |
| The status of the dictionary entry. The following statuses are commonly used:
When the status is not mentioned, it is implied that the entry is a final version. | ||||||||||||||||||
Term | Platypus | The term itself. If there are alternative representations | ||||||||||||||||||
Alternative Forms | Alternative Forms
| Typical alternative forms are:
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Definitions Section | Definitions | |||||||||||||||||||
Definition Title with Domain or Context Indications | Definition 1 | Definitions are numbered from 1 to n. As a general guidance, most common definitions should be listed first. A term may be used with different meanings in different domains or contexts. When such is the case, the term domain or context is provided in
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Related Terms | Related Terms
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Illustrations | ||||||||||||||||||||
Notes | ||||||||||||||||||||
Quotes Section | Quotes
(Wikipedia - Platpyus, p. 1) | By convention, quotes are ordered in chronological descending order. | ||||||||||||||||||
Bibliography | Bibliography
| The alphabetic | ||||||||||||||||||
See Also | See Also
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