Template:qualifier/documentation

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• Module:qualifier/templates

Usage

Use this template to provide a qualifier before or after a list item, for example to indicate a region, register or a type of usage for an item that is not a definition. It can also be used to provide context for a definition, e.g. {{q|of a tree}} when the definition is trunk (but use {{gloss}}/{{gl}} when providing a full gloss/redefinition of a definition). For other situations, the following templates are preferred:

• Use {{label}} (or its shortcut {{lb}}) to indicate a region, register or a type of usage for a definition; e.g. {{lb|LANG|figurative}}.
• Use {{gloss}} (or its shortcut {{gl}}) to provide a gloss (i.e. a full redefinition) if the definition is an unfamiliar term or otherwise needs redefinition to clarify the sense.
• Use {{accent}} (or its shortcut {{a}}) to indicate a particular accent for a pronunciation.
• Use {{sense}} (or its shortcut {{s}}) to identify the sense to which a usage note, synonym, or other -onym applies.

Synonyms

 * {{s|an oath or affirmation}} [[promise]], [[vow]], {{q|informal}} [[word]]

• (an oath or affirmation): promise, vow, (informal) word

Customization

Readers can customize the display of definition context qualifiers, sense glosses, other list item qualifiers, and italicized parenthesized text. Your current style is this:

1. (qualifier like this, your current style) a definition... (note..., your current style).

• (Sense gloss like this, your current style): synonym, (qualifier like this, your current style) synonym

Most readers seem to prefer standard italicized, parenthesized list item qualifiers:

1. (qualifier like this, default style) a definition... (note..., default style).

• (Sense gloss like this, default style): synonym, (qualifier like this, default style) synonym

Some readers, however, prefer italic punctuation around such text:

1. (qualifier like this, all italic) a definition... (note..., all italic).

• (Sense gloss like this, all italic): synonym, (qualifier like this, all italic) synonym

Some readers, however, prefer special treatment for list item qualifiers:

• (Sense gloss like this, non-italic): synonym, (qualifier like this, non-italic) synonym
• (Sense gloss like this, mostly italic): synonym, (qualifier like this, mostly italic) synonym
• (Sense gloss like this, all italic): synonym, (qualifier like this, all italic) synonym
• Sense gloss like this, small-caps: synonym, qualifier like this, small-caps synonym
• (Sense gloss like this, small font): synonym, (qualifier like this, small) synonym

This template allows readers to choose select such custom formats using WT:PREFS or by editing your personal CSS file (e.g. Special:Mypage/monobook.css), as described in WT:CUSTOM.

See also

• {{label}}, {{sense}}, {{gloss}}, Wiktionary:Grease pit/Italbrac and italbrac-colon
• Module:qualifier

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData documentation for this template used by VisualEditor and other tools.

TemplateData for qualifier

Use this template, as described in Wiktionary:Context labels, to qualify usages and pronunciations

Template parameters[Edit template data]

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
qualifier	1	The qualifier of the term Example figurative	String	required
2nd qualifier	2	another, optional qualifier for this term	Line	optional
3rd qualifier	3	another, optional qualifier for this term	Line	optional
4th qualifier	4	another, optional qualifier for this term	Line	optional
5th qualifier	5	another, optional qualifier for this term	Line	optional