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This template is used for definitions in a similar fashion to nyms, as an alternative to the ==Alternative forms=== header, but going before the nyms. The first unnamed parameter is a language code (see Wiktionary:Languages), the other unnamed parameters are the alternative forms of the sense (possibly with inline modifiers).

Example usage on English machine gun (noun):

# A type of fully [[automatic]] [[firearm]] that fires [[bullet]]s in rapid succession by a single action of the trigger and is capable of sustained fire.
#: {{alti|en|MG<id:Q12800><l:initialism>}}
#: {{hyper|en|firearm<id:Q12796>|<|gun<pos:noun>|<|weapon<pos:noun>}}
#: {{hypo|en|HMG<id:Q1195448>|heavy machine gun<id:Q1195448>|MMG<id:Q1192819>|medium machine gun<id:Q1192819>|GPMG<id:Q1060532>|{{w|general-purpose machine gun}}|LMG<id:Q720711>|light machine gun<id:Q720711>|SMG<id:Q178550>|submachine gun<id:Q178550>}}
  1. A type of fully automatic firearm that fires bullets in rapid succession by a single action of the trigger and is capable of sustained fire.
    Alternative form: (initialism) MG
    Hypernyms: firearm < gun (noun) < weapon (noun)
    Hyponyms: HMG, heavy machine gun, MMG, medium machine gun, GPMG, general-purpose machine gun, LMG, light machine gun, SMG, submachine gun