LEMMATA

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

Noun

lemmata

plural of lemma

Source: Wiktionary


LEMMA

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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