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diff --git a/man.7 b/man.7
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--- a/man.7
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@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ and
 .Sq \ef
 attributes are forgotten when entering or exiting a macro block.
 .Ss Whitespace
+Whitespace consists of the space character.  
 In free-form lines, whitespace is preserved within a line; un-escaped
 trailing spaces are stripped from input (unless in a literal context).
 Blank free-form lines, which may include spaces, are permitted and
diff --git a/mdoc.7 b/mdoc.7
index d9c6b757..6ee6b3bb 100644
--- a/mdoc.7
+++ b/mdoc.7
@@ -181,9 +181,10 @@ and
 .Sq \e*(Ba
 .Pq vertical bar .
 .Ss Whitespace
+Whitespace consists of the space character.  
 In free-form lines, whitespace is preserved within a line; un-escaped
 trailing spaces are stripped from input (unless in a literal context).
-Blank free-form lines, which may include spaces, are only permitted
+Blank free-form lines, which may include whitespace, are only permitted
 within literal contexts.
 .Pp
 In macro lines, whitespace delimits arguments and is discarded.  If