Definition of Lemma

  • 1. A subsidiary proposition that is assumed to be true in order to prove another proposition Noun
  • 2. The lower and stouter of the two glumes immediately enclosing the floret in most Gramineae Noun
  • 3. The heading that indicates the subject of an annotation or a literary composition or a dictionary entry Noun

Morphology of "lemma"

  • lemmata

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