First Known Use: 1570
Dictionary
1lemma
noun lem·ma \ˈle-mə\
plural lemmas or lem·ma·ta \-mə-tə\
Definition of LEMMA
1
: an auxiliary proposition used in the demonstration of another proposition
2
: the argument or theme of a composition prefixed as a title or introduction; also : the heading or theme of a comment or note on a text
3
: a glossed word or phrase
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Origin of LEMMA
Latin, from Greek lēmma thing taken, assumption, from lambanein to take — more at latch
Other Literature Terms
2lemma
noun
Definition of LEMMA
: the lower of the two bracts enclosing the flower in the spikelet of grasses
Origin of LEMMA
Greek, husk, from lepein to peel — more at leper
First Known Use: 1906
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