| Attributes | Attributes
| type | indicates type of entry, in dictionaries with multiple types.| Status | Recommended when applicable |
| Datatype | |
| Suggested values include: | - main
- a main entry (default). [Default]
- hom
- (homograph) groups information relating to one homograph within an entry.
- xref
- (cross reference) a reduced entry whose only function is to point to another main
entry (e.g. for forms of an irregular verb or for variant spellings:
was pointing to be, or
esthete to aesthete).
- affix
- an entry for a prefix, infix, or suffix.
- abbr
- (abbreviation) an entry for an abbreviation.
- supplemental
- a supplemental entry (for use in dictionaries which issue supplements to their main
work in which they include updated information about entries).
- foreign
- an entry for a foreign word in a monolingual dictionary.
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| sortKey | contains a (sortable) character sequence reflecting the entry's alphabetical position in
the printed dictionary.| Status | Optional |
| Datatype | |
| Values | a sequence of characters which, when sorted with the other values, will produced
the desired order; specifics of sort key construction are application-dependent. |
| Note |
Dictionary order often differs from the collation sequence of machine-readable character
sets; in English-language dictionaries, an entry for 4-H will often
appear alphabetized under ‘fourh’, and McCoy may be
alphabetized under‘maccoy’, while A1,
A4, and A5 may all appear in numeric order
‘alphabetized’ between ‘a-’ and ‘AA’. The sort key is
required if the orthography of the dictionary entry does not suffice to determine its
location.
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