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 * `@inherit` can now also inherit from `@format` (#1293). 
 
+* `@family` lists are now ordered more carefully, "foo1" comes after "foo" (#1563, @krlmlr).
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 # roxygen2 7.2.3
 
 * roxygen2 now supports HTML blocks in markdown. They are only included