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What (who) is lemma - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Lemmata; Lemmas; Lemma (disambiguation)
lemma
<logic> A result already proved, which is needed in the proof
of some further result.
(1995-03-25)
Lemma
·noun A preliminary or auxiliary proposition demonstrated or accepted for immediate use in the demonstration of some other proposition, as in mathematics or logic.
lemma
lemma1 ['l?m?]
¦ noun (plural lemmas or lemmata -m?t?)
1. a subsidiary or intermediate theorem in an argument or proof.
2. a heading indicating the subject of a literary composition.
a word or phrase defined in a dictionary or entered in a word list.
Derivatives
lemmatize or lemmatise verb
Origin
C16: via L. from Gk lemma 'something assumed'.
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lemma2 ['l?m?]
¦ noun (plural lemmas or lemmata -m?t?) Botany the lower bract of the floret of a grass. Compare with palea.
Origin
C18 (denoting the husk or shell of a fruit): from Gk, from lepein 'to peel'.
Examples of use of lemma
1. "The new shelter will house about 80 refugees and it is much better," Yohannes Lemma Bayu, director of the African Refugee Development Center (ARDC), said.
2. Mesfine Lemma, who was the target of the bomb, called police after he became suspicious when unwrapping the parcel, which had been delivered by two young men.
3. The supplies were to be put on smaller trucks that can navigate the unpaved roads out to Darfur. Today isn‘t a busy day, we only have 1,000 tons to handle,‘‘ said Lemma Bayissa, a WFP logistician. At times, we‘ve had to work until midnight to get all the bags through,‘‘ he said, pointing at the sacks from the US Agency for International Development – which provides half of the food for Darfur.