The difference between Lemma and Non-lemma
When used as nouns, lemma means a proposition proved or accepted for immediate use in the proof of some other proposition, whereas non-lemma means any form of a that is not its .
check bellow for the other definitions of Lemma and Non-lemma
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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.
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Non-lemma as a noun (lexicography, rare):
Any form of a that is not its .