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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024lem•ma1 (lem′ə),USA pronunciation n., pl. lem•mas, lem•ma•ta (lem′ə tə).USA pronunciation - a subsidiary proposition introduced in proving some other proposition;
a helping theorem. - an argument, theme, or subject, esp. when indicated in a heading.
- Linguisticsa word or phrase that is glossed;
headword. - Greek lêmma something received, premise, akin to lambánein to take, receive, take for granted
- Latin: theme, title, epigram
- 1560–70
- Botanya bract in a grass spikelet just below the pistil and stamens.
- Greek lémma shell, husk, akin to lépein to peel
- 1745–55
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: lemma /ˈlɛmə/ n ( pl -mas, -mata / -mətə/)- a subsidiary proposition, proved for use in the proof of another proposition
- a word considered as its citation form together with all the inflected forms. For example, the lemma go consists of go together with goes, going, went, and gone
- an argument or theme, esp when used as the subject or title of a composition
Etymology: 16th Century (meaning: proposition), C17 (meaning: title, theme): via Latin from Greek: premise, from lambanein to take (for granted) |