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    Lemma

    Definitions

    1 | noun | a subsidiary proposition that is assumed to be true in order to prove another proposition 2 | noun | the lower and stouter of the two glumes immediately enclosing the floret in most Gramineae 3 | noun | the heading that indicates the subject of an annotation or a literary composition or a dictionary entry

    Pronunciation

    l'emuh (IPA: lˈɛmə)

    Hyphenation

    lem-ma (5 letters | 2 syllables)

    Word frequency history

    Inflected form

    lemmas

    Synonym

    flowering glume

    Broader terms

    proposition | glume | head | header | heading (total: 5)

    Rhymes

    dilemma | gemma (based on typical American pronunciation)

    Lexically close words

    lemme

    Anagrams

    (none among common words)

    Translations

    Japanese: | 補題 (common noun) | 補助定理 (common noun)

    Other notable uses

    Lemma (US population: 990 people, black: 49% | white: 48%)

    Lemma (female)

    Cime di Lemma (Italy, 7703 ft)

    lemma.com | lemma.net | lemma.org | lemma.info | lemma.biz (total: 5)

    Crossword puzzle clues

    Auxiliary proposition | Auxiliary proposition, in math | Headword | Helping theorem | Proof part, sometimes (total: 5) (based on all New York Times crossword puzzles 1994 to 2009)

    Scrabble score

    9 (International English) | 9 (North American English)

    Phone keypad digits

    (???) ??5-3662

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