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Lemma

Lemma Meaning & Definition
Lemma Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Lemma?

[n] the head of an annotation or gloss
[n] a subsidiary proposition that is assumed to be true in order to prove another proposition
[n] the lower and stouter of the two glumes immediately enclosing the floret in most Gramineae

Synonyms | Synonyms for Lemma: flowering glume

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See Also | glume | head | header | heading | proposition

Lemma In Webster's Dictionary

\Lem"ma\ (l[e^]m"m[.a]), n.; pl. L. {Lemmata} (-m[.a]*t[.a]), E. {Lemmas} (-m[.a]z). [L. lemma, Gr. lh^mma anything received, an assumption or premise taken for granted, fr. lamba`nein to take, assume. Cf. {Syllable}.] A preliminary or auxiliary proposition demonstrated or accepted for immediate use in the demonstration of some other proposition, as in mathematics or logic.

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