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Etymology
From Gr. term|scGrek|λήμμα|trl�mma||auxiliary proposition|lang=el.
Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�m�|-�m�
Noun
en-noun|s|pl2=lemmata
- mathematics A proposition proved or accepted for immediate use in the proof of some other proposition.
- linguistics|usually A canonical form of a term, particularly in the context of highly inflected languages.
- linguistics|less frequently A lexeme; all the inflected forms of a term.
Related terms
dilemma
trilemma
tetralemma
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