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\documentclass[12pt]{article}
\pagestyle{empty}
\usepackage[locales=en]{datagidx}% requires datatool-english
 \usepackage[colorlinks]{hyperref}
\newgidx{index}{Index}% define a database for the index
\DTLgidxSetDefaultDB{index}% set this as the default
\newterm{macédoine}
\newterm{macramé}
\newterm{élite}
\newterm{reptile}
\newterm[seealso=reptile]{crocodylian}
\newterm[parent=crocodylian]{crocodile}
\newterm[parent=crocodylian]{alligator}
\newterm[
 parent=crocodylian,
 description={(also cayman)}
]
{caiman}
\newterm[see=caiman]{cayman} 
\begin{document}
Here are some words containing accents: \gls{macédoine},
\gls{macramé} and \gls{élite}. \Gls{élite} starts with an uppercase
letter. A \gls{crocodylian} is the family of 
\glspl{reptile} that includes \glspl{crocodile}, \glspl{alligator}
and \glspl{caiman}. 

\printterms
[
 heading={\section*},
 database=index,
 prelocation=dotfill,
 showgroups
] 
\end{document}
