lemma
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/ˈlemə/
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/ˈlemə/
A starting point or assumption in an argument or reasoning process.
The mathematician used the lemma as a basis for his proof.
这位数学家使用引理作为他证明的基础。
The main or original form of a word, shown in dictionaries before its different forms.
In linguistics, the lemma is the dictionary entry that represents the core form of a word.
在语言学中,词元是代表一个词的核心形式的词典条目。