Lemma - English meaning

noun

A subsidiary or intermediate theorem in an argument or proof.

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They give every last lemma of neoclassical theory the status of holy writ

noun

A heading indicating the subject or argument of a literary composition or annotation.

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The lemma is always followed by an analysis of the text.

noun

A word or phrase defined in a dictionary or entered in a word list.

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While recognizing it as ‘the finest lexicon available for nt greek,’ they observe this disturbing s…

noun

The lower bract of the floret of a grass.

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On the day before florets opened, the third florets from the top of the first branches were fixed i…

noun

A form of a word that appears as an entry in a dictionary and is used to represent all the other possible forms. for example, the lemma "build" represents "builds", "building", "built", etc.

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Only headword lemmas are placed in the table.