The <dd> element provides a description for a term within
a definition list. The dd element is most commonly used with the
dt and dl tags, where the dd and dt tags occur in pairs.
The following example shows a definition list, using the dl, dt
and dd tags.
The Eon's, geological time.
- Hadean Eon
- 4.6 to 3.9 billion years ago.
- Archeozoic Eon
- 3.9 to 2.5 billion years ago.
- Proterozoic Eon
- 2.5 billion to 540 million years ago.
- Phanerozoic Eon
- 540 million years ago to today
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<dfn>
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<map>
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markup
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<menu>
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<meta>
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<noframes>
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<phrase>
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<select>
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<span>
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<style>
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<sub>
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