LEMMA
/ˈlɛmə/
9
Scrabble
12
WWF
L(1) E(1) M(3) M(3) A(1)
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Definition
/ˈlɛmə/
noun
- A proposition proved or accepted for immediate use in the proof of some other proposition.
- The canonical form of an inflected word; i.e., the form usually found as the headword in a dictionary, such as the nominative singular of a noun, the bare infinitive of a verb, etc.
- (psycholinguistics) The theoretical abstract conceptual form of a word, representing a specific meaning, before the creation of a specific phonological form as the sounds of a lexeme, which may find representation in a specific written form as a dictionary or lexicographic word.
Source: Wiktionary
Hooks
Back hooks: LEMMA-S
