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lemmata
We have found lemma(root) word of lemmata : lemma.
Definitions
[ˈlɛmə], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a subsidiary or intermediate theorem in an argument or proof
(e.g: they give every last lemma of neoclassical theory the status of Holy Writ)
- a heading indicating the subject or argument of a literary composition or annotation
- a word or phrase defined in a dictionary or entered in a word list
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Origin
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late 16th century: via Latin from Greek lēmma ‘something assumed’; related to lambanein ‘take’
[ˈlɛmə], (Noun)
Definitions:
- the lower bract of the floret of a grass
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Origin
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mid 18th century (denoting the husk or shell of a fruit): from Greek, from lepein ‘to peel’
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