Model entry

Equivalents

(links to the entry in the remaining languages)

Related terms

(we start with other headwords in MKBII, but can include other terms, as well; if you are unsure how to describe the relation, just add the related term and the link (if applicable))

(is related to) microstructure
(its reading results in) new knowledge
(typically contains) definition

Definition

(we look for definitions in the corpus; we can take them from other sources if nothing is found in the corpus, albeit with care, hesitation, and disgust — and after consultation in the Language Section; the corpus material can be abbreviated or completed if necessary using square brackets; the source should be in smaller font and the ‘linking expression’ should be abbreviated to show the domain only, while the link, i.e. the linked address, remains unchanged)

[entry] is a set of information that describes a word or phrase.

Source: https://www.macmillandictionary.com

Encyclopaedic information

(any additional information about the concept that does not qualify as the definition but is helpful in grasping its sense; particularly important if no definition can be found; information that is clearly going to be outdated soon, e.g. the number of refugees in a specific country at a given moment, is not the best choice)

A typical entry in Macmillan Dictionary consists of:

a headword [1], which is shown in either black or red at the top of the entry;
information about the word's meaning or meanings, called definition(s) [2]. At the top of the entry you can see the number of definitions [3] listed;
information about the word's grammatical behaviour: word class [4] and any other relevant grammatical information.

Source: https://www.macmillandictionary.com

Synonyms and variants

(variants are mainly spelling variants; if another expression is used in the same meaning although it is not strictly speaking a synonym, it is useful to add a note in brackets and italics)

dictionary entry
dictionary article
article (short for ‘dictionary article’, otherwise not a synonym)

Collocations

(include only collocations that are well documented in the corpus and seem typical; collocations of similar or related (i.e. also antonymous) meaning should be in one line and separated by commas; follow the order of categories determined in your LS based on the default: (1) modifier (adjective or noun) + headword, (2) headword + noun, (3) verb + headword, (4) headword + verb; you can supply a generic word in brackets to indicate what type of word can collocate with the headword)

informative, long, short entry
dictionary entry
entry on [subject]
to compile, write an entry
to read an entry
to search for an entry
entry covers, describes

Examples

(choose up to three best ones; use Block quote formatting for the examples; the headword in all examples should be in bold; don't use inverted commas unless they are a part of the quote; try to find examples that demonstrate some of the collocations and synonyms or variants)

Dictionary entries describe signs, their meanings and uses as they are reflected in the corpus.

Source: https://euralex.org/

It also became obvious that it was necessary to thoroughly revise the already compiled dictionary entries.

Source: https://margaliti.ge/

There are dictionaries with systematically arranged dictionary articles; we call this a systematic macrostructure.

Source: https://www.ajol.info/

Note

(any additional information about the concept/expression that doesn't fit anywhere else but seems valuable)

The term ‘dictionary article’ seems to be preferred in academic sources.