Etymology

hypolemma

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Today it means: A lesser proposition or subsumption within a larger syllogism. Full definition →

Latin hypolēmma ← Ancient Greek ὑπόλημμᾰ
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromὑπόλημμᾰ“supposition”
  2. Latin · derived fromhypolēmma
  3. English todayhypolemma

From Latin hypolēmma, from Ancient Greek ὑπόλημμᾰ (hupólēmmă, “supposition”), from ὑπο- (hupo-, “lesser”) + λῆμμα (lêmma, “assumption”).

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