Lemma

Lemma may refer to:

• Lemma (mathematics), a proven statement used as a stepping-stone toward the proof of another statement
• Lemma (morphology), the canonical form or citation form of a word
• Lemma (psycholinguistics), an intermediate form a word about to be uttered takes during speech production
• Headword, in lexicons
• Lemma (logic), which is simultaneously a premise for a contention above it and a contention for premises below it
• Lemma (botany), one of the specialised bracts enclosing a floret in a grass inflorescence

Misspellings

• Analemma, the curve traced out by a celestial body over the course of a year on the celestial sphere of another body; a phenomenon that may be used to determine the time of year
• Morris Iemma (Note: spelling with a capital i), former premier of the Australian state of New South Wales