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Lemma vs Listeme - What's the difference?

lemma | listeme |

As nouns the difference between lemma and listeme

is that lemma is lemma (mathematics: proposition used mainly in the proof of some other proposition) while listeme is (linguistics) an item that is memorized as part of a list, as opposed to being generated by a rule.

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

    listeme

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (linguistics) An item that is memorized as part of a list, as opposed to being generated by a rule.
  • Idioms such as "red herring" are listemes , as are irregular forms such as "geese".
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  • See also

    * chereme * chroneme * expression * grapheme * idiom * irregular * lexeme * phoneme * set phrase * term * toneme * word