lemma

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From Ancient Greek λῆμμα (lēmma), premise, assumption), from λαμβάνω (lambanō), I take).

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Singular
lemma

Plural
lemmas or lemmata

lemma (plural lemmas or lemmata)

  1. (mathematics) A proposition proved or accepted for immediate use in the proof of some other proposition.
  2. (linguistics, usually) The canonical form of an inflected word; usually, for verbs: the infinitive or the present tense, first person singular; and for nouns: the nominative singular.
  3. (linguistics, less frequently) A lexeme; all the inflected forms of a term.

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lemma n.

  1. (mathematics) lemma
  2. (linguistics) lemma (canonical form of a term)

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lemma

  1. (mathematics) lemma

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lemma m. (plural lemmi)

  1. lemma
  2. entry (in a dictionary)