Lem″ma (lĕm″mȧ), n.; pl. L. Lemmata (–mȧ‐tȧ), E. Lemmas (–mȧz). [L. lemma, Gr. λη̑μμα anything received, an assumption or premise taken for granted, fr. λαμβάνειν to take, assume. Cf. Syllable.] A preliminary or auxiliary proposition demonstrated or accepted for immediate use in the demonstration of some other proposition, as in mathematics or logic.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.