Definition of lemma
English to English noun - a subsidiary proposition that is assumed to be true in order to prove another proposition
source: WordNet 3.0 - the lower and stouter of the two glumes immediately enclosing the floret in most Gramineae
source: WordNet 3.0 - the heading that indicates the subject of an annotation or a literary composition or a dictionary entry
source: WordNet 3.0 - A preliminary or auxiliary proposition demonstrated or accepted for immediate use in the demonstration of some other proposition, as in mathematics or logic.
source: Webster 1913
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lemma, lemman, lumma, leman, lemna, lem, lemmon, leiomyoma, lean, lineman, lima, lena, loma, lamm, leme, lemnian, lama, luma, leam, leany
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