lemma
🇺🇸
/ˈlemə/
🇬🇧
/ˈlemə/
noun
R
A starting point or assumption in an argument or reasoning process.
The mathematician used the lemma as a basis for his proof.
R
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.
translation
A starting point or assumption in an argument or reasoning process.; The main or original form of a word, shown in dictionaries before its different forms.
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lemmas