diff --git a/changes.md b/changes.md
index 6457f250..4bdd0900 100644
--- a/changes.md
+++ b/changes.md
@@ -30,3 +30,10 @@ uninterpretted, atomic string in the namepath.
 		@name chat."#channel".open
 	 */
 	chat['#channel'].open = true;
+
+Support For E4X
+---
+
+[new] As a benefit of using Rhino's own JavaScript parser, JSDoc has inherited
+the ability to parse any source code that Rhino can parse, including the latest
+syntax patterns like E4X (ECMAScript for XML).
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diff --git a/modules/jsdoc/tagdictionary.js b/modules/jsdoc/tagdictionary.js
index 95cf26ed..e7d3c433 100644
--- a/modules/jsdoc/tagdictionary.js
+++ b/modules/jsdoc/tagdictionary.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 		/*synonym   =>  canonical*/
 		'description': 'desc',
 		'function':    'method',
-		'variable':    'property',
+		'var':         'property',
 		'field':       'property',
 		'return':      'returns',
 		'member':      'memberof',
diff --git a/test/samples/etc_e4x.js b/test/samples/etc_e4x.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b91951df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/samples/etc_e4x.js
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+/** @var */
+var exampleDocs = <>
+<example>/** @function */ function foo(){}</example>
+<example>/** @var */ var x = 1;</example>
+</>;
+
+/** @function */
+function show() {
+	alert(example.length()); // shows 2
+}
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diff --git a/test/samples/jsdoc_resolvevar.js b/test/samples/jsdoc_resolvevar.js
index 89942da9..0ab67e5d 100644
--- a/test/samples/jsdoc_resolvevar.js
+++ b/test/samples/jsdoc_resolvevar.js
@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@ this.globalprop = {
 })(mylib);
 
 var go = {
-	/** @variable */
+	/** @var */
 	gp: true
 };
 
-/** @variable */
+/** @var */
 var foo,
-	/** @variable */
+	/** @var */
 	bar;
 
 
diff --git a/test/tests/12_tag_property.js b/test/tests/12_tag_property.js
index 0e6296c0..391612e4 100644
--- a/test/tests/12_tag_property.js
+++ b/test/tests/12_tag_property.js
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 			});
 		});
 		
-		describe('A doclet with a named @variable tag and a description', function() {
+		describe('A doclet with a named @var tag and a description', function() {
 			it('should have an `isa` property set to "property"', function() {
 				var doclet = doclets[5].toObject();
 				expect(doclet).to(have_property, 'isa');
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
  		@property {string} zip 
  	 */
  	
- 	/** @variable zub - The description here. */
+ 	/** @var zub - The description here. */
  	
  	/** @property {Function} */
  	onShow = callbacks[0];