Found 2 items, similar to Lemma.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: lemma lemma n 1: a subsidiary proposition that is assumed to be true in order to prove another proposition 2: the lower and stouter of the two glumes immediately enclosing the floret in most Gramineae [syn: flowering glume ] 3: the head of an annotation or gloss [also: lemmata (pl)]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Lemma Lemma \Lem"ma\ (l[e^]m"m[.a]), n.; pl. L. Lemmata (-m[.a]*t[.a]), E. Lemmas (-m[.a]z). [L. lemma, Gr. lh^mma anything received, an assumption or premise taken for granted, fr. lamba`nein to take, assume. Cf. Syllable.] 1. (Math., Logic) A preliminary or auxiliary proposition demonstrated or accepted for immediate use in the demonstration of some other proposition, as in mathematics or logic. [1913 Webster] 2. A word that is included in a glossary or list of headwords; a headword. [PJC]