LEMMAS | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Lemma

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

late 16th century: via Latin from Greek lēmma ‘something assumed’; related to lambanein ‘take’

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈlɛmə
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a subsidiary or intermediate theorem in an argument or proof

Short Definition:

subsidiary or intermediate theorem in argument or proof

Examples:
  • they give every last lemma of neoclassical theory the status of Holy Writ
Definition:

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

Short Definition:

heading indicating subject or argument of literary composition or annotation

Definition:

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

Short Definition:

word or phrase defined in dictionary or entered in word list

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