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Synonyms for lemma
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : lem-uh |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈlɛm ə |
Top 10 synonyms for lemma
- antecedent
- apriority
- assignment
- attribution
- basis
- belief
- caption
- condition
- data
- deduction
- demonstration
- derivation
- description
- descriptor
- foundation
- ground
- headline
- label
- layout
- legend
- lemma
- philosophy
- plan
- position
- postulate
- presupposition
- principle
- proposal
- rationale
- reason
- rubric
- scheme
- shot in the dark
- speculation
- starting point
- suggestion
- supposition
- surmise
- system
- tentative law
- term
- theorem
- thesis
Définition of lemma
Origin :- 1560s, first in mathematics, from Greek lemma (plural lemmata) "something received or taken; an argument; something taken for granted," from root of lambanein "to take" (see analemma).
- As in heading : noun title
- As in hypothesis : noun theory
- The lemma in his note is Oratesque, the reading of Daniel Heinsius' edition.
- Extract from : « The Last Poems of Ovid » by Ovid
- His apparatus is the first to supply a lemma for each variant reading reported, and is clear and easy to read.
- Extract from : « The Last Poems of Ovid » by Ovid
- The method of exhaustion used, for the purpose of proof by reductio ad absurdum, the lemma proved in Eucl.
- Extract from : « The Legacy of Greece » by Various
Antonyms for lemma
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