lemma

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see also: Lemma

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Pronunciation

• (British, America) enPR: lĕm'ə, IPA: /ˈlɛmə/

Noun

lemma (plural lemmas)

1. (mathematics) A proposition proved or accepted for immediate use in the proof of some other proposition.
2. (linguistics, lexicography) The canonical form of an inflected word; i.e., the form usually found as the headword in a dictionary, such as the nominative singular of a noun, the bare infinitive of a verb, etc.
3. (psycholinguistics) The theoretical abstract conceptual form of a word, representing a specific meaning, before the creation of a specific phonological form as the sounds of a lexeme, which may find representation in a specific written form as a dictionary or lexicographic word.

Synonyms

• (''linguistics) citation form

Antonyms

• (''linguistics) non-lemma

Translations

• French: lemme
• German: Lemma, Hilfssatz
• Italian: lemma
• Portuguese: lema
• Russian: ле́мма
• Spanish: lema

Translations

• French: lemme, entrée, terme vedette, mot vedette
• German: Lemma, Stichwort
• Italian: lemma
• Portuguese: lema
• Russian: ле́мма
• Spanish: lema

Noun

lemma (plural lemmas)

1. (botany) The outer shell of a fruit or similar body.
2. (botany) One of the specialized bracts around the floret in grasses.

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Lemma

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Proper noun

1. A female given name

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