Lemma vs Lexicon - What's the difference?
lemma | lexicon |
(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.
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.
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
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(wikipedia lemma)Noun
(en-noun)Synonyms
* (linguistics: canonical form of a term) citation formSee also
* basic form * canonical form * citation form * dictionary form * headwordExternal links
; Sister projects {{projectlinks , disambig , pedia, page2=lemma (linguistics) , pedia, page3=lemma (logic) , pedia, page4=lemma (mathematics) , pedia, page5=Headword}} English nouns with irregular plurals ----lexicon
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(wikipedia lexicon) (en-noun)- a baseball lexicon