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Lemma vs Motto - What's the difference?

lemma | motto |

As nouns the difference between lemma and motto

is that lemma is lemma (mathematics: proposition used mainly in the proof of some other proposition) while motto is motto.

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

    ; Sister projects {{projectlinks , disambig , pedia, page2=lemma (linguistics) , pedia, page3=lemma (logic) , pedia, page4=lemma (mathematics) , pedia, page5=Headword}} English nouns with irregular plurals ----

    motto

    English

    (Webster 1913)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (heraldry) A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement.
  • A sentence, phrase, or word, prefixed to an essay, discourse, chapter, canto, or the like, suggestive of its subject matter; a short, suggestive expression of a guiding principle; a maxim.
  • * (Joseph Addison) (1672-1719)
    • It was the motto of a bishop eminent for his piety and good works, ... Serve God, and be cheerful.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers), title=(A Cuckoo in the Nest)
    • , chapter=1 citation , passage=“[…] the awfully hearty sort of Christmas cards that people do send to other people that they don't know at all well. You know. The kind that have mottoes like
      Here's rattling good luck and roaring good cheer, / With lashings of food and great hogsheads of beer. […]”}}

    Synonyms

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