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Topic Options #125646 - 03/21/04 08:52 AM lemma wwh Carpal Tunnel Registered: 01/18/01 Posts: 13858 Date: Sat Jun 20 00:04:24 EDT 1998 Subject: A.Word.A.Day--lemma lemma (LEM-uh) noun [plural lemmas or lemmata (LEM-uh-tuh)] 1. A subsidiary proposition assumed to be valid and used to demonstrate a principal proposition. 2. A theme, an argument, or a subject indicated in a title. 3. A word or phrase treated in a glossary or similar listing. [Latin lemma, from Greek, from lambanein, to take.] lemma (LEM-uh) noun Botany. The outer or lower of the two bracts that enclose the flower in a grass spikelet. [Greek, husk, from lepein, to peel.] I also remember calculus prof using "lemma" as name for a small part of a proof, similar to an axiom in geometry. Top #125647 - 03/22/04 10:26 AM Re: lemma jheem veteran Registered: 01/06/04 Posts: 1474 Loc: California I mainly know lemma as a term in lexicography. It's the form of a word used to mark an entry: e.g., in English we use the singular form of a noun or the infinitival form of a verb (sans 'to'). In Latin, the nominative and geneitive singulars of nouns are used: the former for the entry proper, and the latter for determining which declension the noun belongs to. Top #125648 - 03/22/04 10:38 AM In Portuguese... AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Registered: 03/15/00 Posts: 6511 Loc: lower upstate New York lema means "motto." Top Previous Topic Index Next Topic Preview Hop to: General Topics ------   Information and announcements   Q&A about words   Wordplay and fun   Words and languages in schools   Miscellany   Weekly Themes   Looking for (writers, speakers, ...) (Old) Weekly themes. (have been consolidated into a single forum above) ------   Words from medicine   Beheading words   Meta-words   Words from classical mythology   Animal Safari   Words with unusual etymologies   Eponyms or words derived from people's names.   Loanwords from German   English as a global language Moderator:  Jackie  Print Topic Switch to Threaded Mode View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts Forum Stats 8419 Members 16 Forums 13685 Topics 209703 Posts Max Online: 3341 @ 12/09/11 02:15 PM Newest Members Stephen A, fgjhgjk, Nora Francis, sabosophie, Lore Lorena 8419 Registered Users Who's Online 0 registered (), 21 Guests and 2 Spiders online. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters (30 Days) LukeJavan8 84 jenny jenny 67 wofahulicodoc 45 endymion6 44 BranShea 36 Rhubarb Commando 25 Buffalo Shrdlu 19 Faldage 17 Jackie 16 tsuwm 15 May Su M Tu W Th F Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

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