The difference between Citation form and Lemma
When used as nouns, citation form means the basic form of a word used as a dictionary headword, whereas lemma means a proposition proved or accepted for immediate use in the proof of some other proposition.
check bellow for the other definitions of Citation form and Lemma
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Citation form as a noun:
The basic form of a word used as a dictionary headword.
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Lemma as a noun (mathematics):
A proposition proved or accepted for immediate use in the proof of some other proposition.
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Lemma as a noun (linguistics, lexicography):
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.
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Lemma as a noun (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.
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Lemma as a noun (botany):
The outer shell of a fruit or similar body.
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Lemma as a noun (botany):
One of the specialized bracts around the floret in grasses.