<p>A simple definition list:</p> <dl> <dt>Term 1</dt> <dd>Definition 1</dd> <dt>Term 2</dt> <dd>Definition 2</dd> </dl> <p>With multiple terms:</p> <dl> <dt>Term 1</dt> <dt>Term 2</dt> <dd>Definition 1</dd> <dt>Term 3</dt> <dt>Term 4</dt> <dd>Definition 2</dd> </dl> <p>With multiple definitions:</p> <dl> <dt>Term 1</dt> <dd>Definition 1</dd> <dd>Definition 2</dd> <dt>Term 2</dt> <dd>Definition 3</dd> <dd>Definition 4</dd> </dl> <p>With multiple lines per definition:</p> <dl> <dt>Term 1</dt> <dd>Definition 1 line 1 ... Definition 1 line 2</dd> <dd>Definition 2 line 1 ... Definition 2 line 2</dd> <dt>Term 2</dt> <dd>Definition 3 line 2 ... Definition 3 line 2</dd> <dd>Definition 4 line 2 ... Definition 4 line 2</dd> </dl> <p>With paragraphs:</p> <dl> <dt>Term 1</dt> <dd> <p>Definition 1 (paragraph)</p> </dd> <dt>Term 2</dt> <dd> <p>Definition 2 (paragraph)</p> </dd> </dl> <p>With multiple paragraphs:</p> <dl> <dt>Term 1</dt> <dd> <p>Definition 1 paragraph 1 line 1 ... Definition 1 paragraph 1 line 2</p> <p>Definition 1 paragraph 2 line 1 ... Definition 1 paragraph 2 line 2</p> </dd> <dt>Term 2</dt> <dd> <p>Definition 1 paragraph 1 line 1 ... Definition 1 paragraph 1 line 2 (lazy)</p> <p>Definition 1 paragraph 2 line 1 ... Definition 1 paragraph 2 line 2 (lazy)</p> </dd> </dl> <hr /> <p>A mix:</p> <dl> <dt>Term 1</dt> <dt>Term 2</dt> <dd> <p>Definition 1 paragraph 1 line 1 ... Definition 1 paragraph 1 line 2 (lazy)</p> <p>Definition 1 paragraph 2 line 1 ... Definition 1 paragraph 2 line 2</p> </dd> <dd> <p>Definition 2 paragraph 1 line 1 ... Definition 2 paragraph 1 line 2 (lazy)</p> </dd> <dt>Term 3</dt> <dd>Definition 3 (no paragraph)</dd> <dd>Definition 4 (no paragraph)</dd> <dd>Definition 5 line 1 ... Definition 5 line 2 (no paragraph)</dd> <dd> <p>Definition 6 paragraph 1 line 1 ... Definition 6 paragraph 1 line 2</p> </dd> <dd>Definition 7 (no paragraph)</dd> <dd> <p>Definition 8 paragraph 1 line 1 (forced paragraph) ... Definition 8 paragraph 1 line 2</p> <p>Definition 8 paragraph 2 line 1</p> </dd> <dt>Term 4</dt> <dd> <p>Definition 9 paragraph 1 line 1 (forced paragraph) ... Definition 9 paragraph 1 line 2</p> <p>Definition 9 paragraph 2 line 1</p> </dd> <dd>Definition 10 (no paragraph)</dd> </dl> <hr /> <p>Special cases:</p> <dl> <dt>Term</dt> <dd> <pre><code>code block as first element of a definition </code></pre> </dd> </dl>