Etymology

sublemma

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Today it means: A statement proven for use in the proof of a more important statement, usually a lemma Full definition →

English lemma ← Latin sub-
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  1. Latinsub
  2. Latinsub-
  3. Englishsub-
  4. Englishlemma
  5. English todaysublemma

From sub- + lemma.

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