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
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.
• (linguistics, lexicography: canonical form of a word): citation form
• (linguistics, lexicography: canonical form of a word): non-lemma
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.
• melam
Lemma
A female given name
• 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
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
