diff --git a/src/export.py b/src/export.py
index 30f9c05..b22dfd0 100644
--- a/src/export.py
+++ b/src/export.py
@@ -90,10 +90,11 @@ def export_sense(doc, sense):
     definition_list = doc.createElement("definitionList")
     sense_xml.appendChild(definition_list)
     
-    definition = doc.createElement("definition")
-    definition.textContent = sense.definition
-    definition.setAttribute("type", "indicator")
-    definition_list.appendChild(definition)
+    for typ, text in sense.definition.items():
+        definition = doc.createElement("definition")
+        definition.textContent = text
+        definition.setAttribute("type", typ)
+        definition_list.appendChild(definition)
     
     translation_container_list = doc.createElement("translationContainerList")
     sense_xml.appendChild(translation_container_list)
diff --git a/src/message/simple_edits.py b/src/message/simple_edits.py
index 884bb13..08a3f7d 100644
--- a/src/message/simple_edits.py
+++ b/src/message/simple_edits.py
@@ -48,14 +48,14 @@ class EditExampleTranslation(Message):
 class AddSense(Message):
     def update_model(self, model):
         sense = Sense.new_empty()
-        sense.definition = "New Sense"
+        sense.definition = {"indicator": "New Sense"}
         model.entry.senses.append(sense)
         
         
 class EditSenseDefinition(QuestionMessage):
     def update_model(self, model):
         sense = self.get_arg(0, Sense)
-        sense.definition = self.new_text
+        sense.definition["indicator"] = self.new_text
         
         
 class EditComment(QuestionMessage):
diff --git a/src/model/sense.py b/src/model/sense.py
index 4959b47..a762b2f 100644
--- a/src/model/sense.py
+++ b/src/model/sense.py
@@ -6,9 +6,11 @@ from model.tags import import_label_list
 
 class Sense(Editable):
     def __init__(self, sense_xml):
-        definition = sense_xml.querySelector("definitionList definition")
+        self.definition = {}
+        for definition in sense_xml.querySelectorAll("definitionList definition"):
+            key = definition.getAttribute("type")
+            self.definition[key] = definition.textContent
         
-        self.definition = definition.textContent if definition else ""
         self.labels = import_label_list("sense > labelList label", sense_xml)
         self.examples = [Example(example_xml) for example_xml in
                          sense_xml.querySelectorAll("exampleContainerList exampleContainer")]
diff --git a/src/view/modals.py b/src/view/modals.py
index 3e75489..4fb1d03 100644
--- a/src/view/modals.py
+++ b/src/view/modals.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ def edit_entry_labels(entry):
 
 
 def edit_sense_definition(sense):
-    return modal_template(question("Edit sense definition", sense.definition), "Sense definition", message.EditSenseDefinition(sense))
+    return modal_template(question("Edit sense definition", sense.definition["indicator"]), "Sense definition", message.EditSenseDefinition(sense))
 
 
 def edit_comment(comment):
@@ -60,8 +60,9 @@ def edit_example(example):
 
 def do_chosen_examples(example_list, entry):
     options = []
-    for sense in entry.senses:
-        options.append(h("option", {}, sense.merge_labels()))
+    for idx, sense in enumerate(entry.senses):
+        text = "{}: {}".format(idx, sense.definition["indicator"])
+        options.append(h("option", {}, text))
         
     content = [
         h("span", {}, "Choose sense for examples"),
diff --git a/src/view/view.py b/src/view/view.py
index 50bf4c6..e0f4384 100644
--- a/src/view/view.py
+++ b/src/view/view.py
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ class View:
           h("div.sense", {}, [
             h("span.sense-label-list", { "on": { "click": msg(ShowSenseLabelEdit(sense)) }}, [
                 h("span.sense-label", {}, clean_label(slabel)) for _, slabel in sense.labels ]), 
-            h("span.sense-definition", { "on": { "click": msg(ShowSenseDefinitionEdit(sense)) }}, sense.definition),
+            h("span.sense-definition", { "on": { "click": msg(ShowSenseDefinitionEdit(sense)) }}, sense.definition["indicator"]),
             h("div", {}, View.view_translations(sense.translations, sense, model)),
             h("div", {}, examples)])])