hypolemma

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US/ˌhaɪpoʊˈlɛmə/

noun

A lesser proposition or subsumption within a larger syllogism.

OriginLatin hypolēmma ← Ancient Greek ὑπόλημμᾰ →
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Meanings

nounhypolemma (plural hypolemmas or hypolemmata)

plural hypolemmas · plural hypolemmata

  1. rarehuman sciencesA lesser proposition or subsumption within a larger syllogism.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekὑπόλημμᾰ“supposition”
  2. Latinhypolēmma
  3. Englishhypolemma

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

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APA

hypolemma. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypolemma

MLA

“hypolemma.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypolemma. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hypolemma,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypolemma.

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