LEMMA

lemma

(noun) the heading that indicates the subject of an annotation or a literary composition or a dictionary entry

lemma

(noun) a subsidiary proposition that is assumed to be true in order to prove another proposition

lemma, flowering glume

(noun) the lower and stouter of the two glumes immediately enclosing the floret in most Gramineae

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

lemma (plural lemmas or lemmata)

(mathematics) A proposition proved or accepted for immediate use in the proof of some other proposition.

(linguistics, lexicography) The canonical form of an inflected word; i.e., the form usually found as the headword in a dictionary, such as the nominative singular of a noun, the bare infinitive of a verb, etc.

(psycholinguistics) The theoretical abstract conceptual form of a word, representing a specific meaning, before the creation of a specific phonological form as the sounds of a lexeme, which may find representation in a specific written form as a dictionary or lexicographic word.

Synonyms

• (linguistics, lexicography: canonical form of a word): citation form

Antonyms

• (linguistics, lexicography: canonical form of a word): non-lemma

Etymology 2

Noun

lemma (plural lemmas or lemmata)

(botany) The outer shell of a fruit or similar body.

(botany) One of the specialized bracts around the floret in grasses.

Anagrams

• melam

Etymology

Proper noun

Lemma

A female given name

Anagrams

• melam

Source: Wiktionary


Lem"ma, n.; pl. L. Lemmata, E. Lemmas. Etym: [L. lemma, Gr. Syllable.]

Definition: A preliminary or auxiliary proposition demonstrated or accepted for immediate use in the demonstration of some other proposition, as in mathematics or logic.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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