Template:defdate
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- The following documentation is located at Template:defdate/documentation. [edit]
- Useful links: subpage list • links • redirects • transclusions • errors (parser/module) • sandbox
Usage
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.
Examples
- For words that are still in use, please specify
froma given date.- e.g.,
{{defdate|from 17th c.}}returns [from 17th c.]
- e.g.,
- For obsolete senses, two parameters may be given, automatically printing an en dash.
- e.g.,
{{defdate|17th|19th c.}}returns [17th–19th c.]
- e.g.,
- References can be added using the
|ref=parameter. If there are multiple references,|ref2=and|ref3=should be used. - References can then be named using the
|refn=parameter. If there are multiple references,|ref2n=and|ref3n=should be used.
Cleanup
For entries using hyphens (which should in some cases be replaced with en dashes), see Special:WhatLinksHere/Wiktionary:Tracking/defdate/hyphen.