Antonyms for lemma


Grammar : Noun
Spell : lem-uh
Phonetic Transcription : ˈlɛm ə


Definition 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
Example sentences :
  • 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

Synonyms for lemma

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