- a subsidiary proposition introduced in proving some other proposition; a helping theorem.
- an argument, theme, or subject, especially when indicated in a heading.
- a word or phrase that is glossed; headword.
- a bract in a grass spikelet just below the pistil and stamens.
- a subsidiary proposition, proved for use in the proof of another proposition
- a word considered as its citation form together with all the inflected forms. For example, the lemma go consists of go together with goes, going, went, and gone
- an argument or theme, esp when used as the subject or title of a composition
- the outer of two bracts surrounding each floret in a grass spikelet
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