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1. lemma
noun. ['ˈlɛmə'] a subsidiary proposition that is assumed to be true in order to prove another proposition.
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- lemma (English)
- λῆμμα (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
- λαμβάνω (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
2. lemma
noun. ['ˈlɛmə'] the lower and stouter of the two glumes immediately enclosing the floret in most Gramineae.
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- lemma (English)
- λῆμμα (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
- λαμβάνω (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
3. lemma
noun. ['ˈlɛmə'] the heading that indicates the subject of an annotation or a literary composition or a dictionary entry.
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- lemma (English)
- λῆμμα (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
- λαμβάνω (Ancient Greek (to 1453))