About The Word Lemma
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Lemma
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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 Related Terms | Find terms related to Lemma: 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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