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This article appears to be a dictionary definition. Please rewrite it to present the subject from an encyclopedic point of view. See Wikipedia's guide to writing better articles for suggestions. (Learn how and when to remove this message)
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Usage

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Use this template to mark "dictionary definitions"—articles that define a term and cover its usage, but do not elaborate on it in the manner of an encyclopedia. It should be used for articles that require further evaluation to decide what to do with them (e.g. rewriting, merging, deletion).

The category articles tagged with this template will appear in is considered a temporary maintenance category. It is most useful for the links it generates to Wiktionary for word comparison and evaluation purposes.

Parameter 1 may be utilized to replace the term article in the template with a specific word such as section or table. For example:

{{Dictionary definition|section}}

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