diff --git a/modules/lists.xml b/modules/lists.xml
index f6f6d3a..ebbdcc1 100644
--- a/modules/lists.xml
+++ b/modules/lists.xml
@@ -170,9 +170,7 @@
 	<!-- List items for definition lists. -->
 	<template name="definition-item" match="item" mode="definition-list">
 		<common formats="/latex/xelatex/">
-			<xsl:text>\item[</xsl:text>
 			<xsl:apply-templates select="keyword|term|topic|DT|dt" />
-			<xsl:text>] </xsl:text>
 			<xsl:apply-templates select="definition|description|discourse|DD|dd" />
 			<xsl:call-template name="newline-internal" />
 		</common>
@@ -220,13 +218,24 @@
 	
 	<!--
 		Need to provide some context here as, e.g., <term> is also a standalone element.
+		
+		@linebreak: If "yes", insert a line break after the item label. [default "no"]
+		    This attribute really only makes sense for the keyword elements of definition lists.
 	-->
 	<template name="keyword" match="item/keyword|item/term|item/topic|item/DT|item/dt">
 		<common formats="/latex/xelatex/">
+			<xsl:text>\item[</xsl:text>
 			<xsl:apply-templates />
+			<xsl:text>] </xsl:text>
+			<xsl:if test="@linebreak">
+			    <xsl:text>\mbox{}\newline</xsl:text>
+			</xsl:if>
 		</common>
 		<common formats="/html/xhtml/">
 			<strong><xsl:apply-templates /></strong>
+            <xsl:if test="@linebreak">
+                <br />
+            </xsl:if>
 		</common>
 	</template>