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OP 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.
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted lemma wwh 03/21/04 01:52 PM Re: lemma jheem 03/22/04 03:26 PM In Portuguese... AnnaStrophic 03/22/04 03:38 PM
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