This is described in the Glossary part of the documentation:
ui is a special class name used to extract parts of components from components.
For example, list will receive a class ui listbecause it has an appropriate definition, however, only a class will receive a list item item.
ui CSS, , " " "" .
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( ):
<div class="ui text menu">
<div class="ui dropdown item">
Applying
<i class="dropdown icon"></i>
<div class="menu">
<div class="item">Applications</div>
<div class="item">International Students</div>
<div class="item">Scholarships</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
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