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Lemma vs Lema - What's the difference?

lemma | lema |

As nouns the difference between lemma and lema

is that lemma is a proposition proved or accepted for immediate use in the proof of some other proposition while lema is the secretion of the tarsal glands of the eye.

lemma

English

(wikipedia lemma)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (mathematics) A proposition proved or accepted for immediate use in the proof of some other proposition.
  • (linguistics, usually) The canonical form of an inflected word; ie the form usually found in dictionaries.
  • (linguistics, less frequently) A lexeme; all the inflected forms of a term.
  • (botany) One of the specialized bracts around the floret in grasses.

    • Synonyms

    * (linguistics: canonical form of a term) citation form

    Related terms

    * dilemma * sublemma * tetralemma * trilemma

    See also

    * basic form * canonical form * citation form * dictionary form * headword

    External links

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    lema

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (physiology, rare) The secretion of the tarsal glands of the eye.

    • Synonyms

    * sebum palpebrale

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