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(latex.info)description

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Enter node , (file) or (file)node

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      \begin{description}
      \item [label] First item
      \item [label] Second item
      .
      .
      .
      \end{description}

   The `description' environment is used to make labelled lists.  The
`label' is bold face and flushed right.