Template:defdt/documentation

This template is identical to {{defdate}}, except that no line-break can occur within it. That is, it prevents widowing, which can make the meaning of the content a bit hard to understand and looks ugly to some.

This template provides information about when a sense was first used, generally given to the nearest century. The template is placed at the end of a sense-line, after the definition.

• For words that are still in use, please specify from a given date.

  e.g. {{defdt|from 17th c.}} returns: [from 17th c.]

• For obsolete senses, please specify a date range using a hyphen.

  e.g. {{defdt|17th-19th c.}} returns: [17th-19th c.]

• In contrast, {{defdate|from 17th c.}} could sometimes have a line-break after from or 17th: [from 17th c.]

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