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+[glossary]
+Example Glossary
+----------------
+Glossaries are optional. Glossaries entries are an example of a style
+of AsciiDoc labeled lists.
+
+[glossary]
+A glossary term::
+  The corresponding (indented) definition.
+
+A second glossary term::
+  The corresponding (indented) definition.
+
+
 [glossary]
 ==== Glossary