Definitions for lemma

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lemma lem·ma

Spelling: [lem-uh]

IPA: /ˈlɛm ə/

Lemma is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 49 anagrams from letters in lemma (aelmm).

Definitions for lemma

noun

1. a subsidiary proposition introduced in proving some other proposition; a helping theorem.
2. an argument, theme, or subject, especially when indicated in a heading.
3. a word or phrase that is glossed; headword.
4. a bract in a grass spikelet just below the pistil and stamens.

Origin of lemma

1560-70; Latin: theme, title, epigram Greek lêmma something received, premise, akin to lambánein to take, receive, take for granted

Examples for lemma

The method of exhaustion used, for the purpose of proof by reductio ad absurdum, the lemma proved in Eucl.

The lemma in his note is Oratesque, the reading of Daniel Heinsius' edition.

His apparatus is the first to supply a lemma for each variant reading reported, and is clear and easy to read.