LEMMA


Meaning of LEMMA in English

I. ˈle-mə noun

( plural lemmas or lem·ma·ta -mə-tə)

Etymology: Latin, from Greek lēmma thing taken, assumption, from lambanein to take — more at latch

Date: 1570

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

II. noun

Etymology: Greek, husk, from lepein to peel — more at leper

Date: 1906

: the lower of the two bracts enclosing the flower in the spikelet of grasses

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