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Lem·ma n.; pl. L. Lemmata E. Lemmas
1. Math., Logic A preliminary or auxiliary proposition demonstrated or accepted for immediate use in the demonstration of some other proposition, as in mathematics or logic.
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lemma
n 1: a subsidiary proposition that is assumed to be true in order
to prove another proposition
2: the lower and stouter of the two glumes immediately
enclosing the floret in most Gramineae [syn: flowering
glume]
3: the head of an annotation or gloss
[also: lemmata (pl)]