Definition of Lemma

1. Noun. A subsidiary proposition that is assumed to be true in order to prove another proposition.

Generic synonyms: Proposition

2. Noun. The lower and stouter of the two glumes immediately enclosing the floret in most Gramineae.
Exact synonyms: Flowering Glume
Generic synonyms: Glume

3. Noun. The heading that indicates the subject of an annotation or a literary composition or a dictionary entry.
Generic synonyms: Head, Header, Heading

Definition of Lemma

1. n. A preliminary or auxiliary proposition demonstrated or accepted for immediate use in the demonstration of some other proposition, as in mathematics or logic.

Definition of Lemma

1. a type of proposition in logic [n -MAS or -MATA]

Medical Definition of Lemma

1. The lower of two bracts enclosing a grass flower. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lemma

Lemaireocereus chichipe
Lemaitre
leman
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lemanderin
lemans
Lembert suture
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lemel
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lemmoblast
lemmocyte
Lemmon
Lemmus

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