Origin: L < Gr lēmma, something taken or received, something taken for granted < lambanein, to seize, assume < IE base *(s)lagw-, to grasp > latch
noun
Origin: Gr, a husk < base of lepein, to peel: see leper
See lemma in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun pl. lem·mas or lem·ma·ta (lĕmˈə-tə)
Origin:
Origin: Latin lēmma
Origin: , from Greek
Origin: , from lambanein, to take
.noun
Origin:
Origin: Greek, husk
Origin: , from lepein, to peel
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