Definition of LEMMATA

lemmata

Meanings

Noun

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

Origin / Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek λήμμᾰτᾰ (lḗmmătă).

Synonyms

flowering glume, lemma

Scrabble Score: 11

lemmata is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
lemmata is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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Words With Friends Score: 14

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