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Lemma vs Lexicon - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between lemma and lexicon

is that lemma is a proposition proved or accepted for immediate use in the proof of some other proposition while lexicon is the vocabulary of a language.

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

    See also

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

    lexicon

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia lexicon) (en-noun)
  • The vocabulary of a language.
  • (linguistics) A dictionary that includes or focuses on lexemes.
  • A dictionary of Classical Greek, Hebrew, Latin, or Aramaic.
  • (programming) The lexicology of a programming language. (Usually called lexical structure.)
  • (rare) Any dictionary.
  • The vocabulary used by or known to an individual. (Also called lexical knowledge)
  • A vocabulary specific to a certain subject.
  • a baseball lexicon

    Synonyms

    * (l)