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Meaning
Noun
●
In Mathematics:
A
proposition
proved
or
accepted
for
immediate
use in the
proof
of some other
proposition
.
●
In Lexicography & Linguistics:
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.
●
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
.
●
In Botany:
The
outer
shell
of a
fruit
or
similar
body.
●
In Botany:
One of the
specialized
bracts
around the
floret
in grasses.
Name
●
A
female
given name
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Origin
lemma
English
λῆμμα
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
λαμβάνω
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Sourced from
Etym
Antonyms
Non-Lemma
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Rhymes
Emma
Lemma
Gemma
Dilemma
Stremma
Trilemma
Tetralemma
Quadrilemma
Ack Emma
Pip Emma
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