lemmas

Meanings

• Noun

  A word or root form to which inflected forms of a language can be traced.

  - "The base form of a word, such as 'jump' for the verbs 'jumps', 'jumped', and 'jumping'."
  - "In linguistics, a lemma is the dictionary entry for a word, including all of its inflected forms and senses."

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Antonyms

non-lemma

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Synonyms

citation form

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Variants

List of all variants of lemmas that leads to same result
lemma , lemmas , lemmata , Zorn's lemma , Zorn's lemmas , Zorn's lemmata

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

From Latin lemma, meaning 'threshing floor' or 'lesson'. In linguistics, it came to mean the base form of a word.

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Trivia

Any details, considerations, events or pieces of information regarding the word

1. The term 'lemma' comes from the Latin word for 'threshing floor'. In ancient times, scholars would write their notes and ideas on the floor or on tablets placed there, which were then referred to as 'lemmas'.

2. In the context of databases and information retrieval systems, a lemma is the normalized or canonical form of a word, which is used for indexing and querying purposes.

3. Lemmatization, the process of identifying and reducing words to their base or dictionary form, is an essential component of many natural language processing applications.

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Related Concepts

informations on related concepts or terms closely associated with the word. Discuss semantic fields or domains that the word belongs to

1. Inflection: The process of adding affixes to a base form to indicate grammatical relationships, such as tense, number, or case.

2. Morphology: The branch of linguistics that studies the forms and structures of words, including lemmas and their inflections.

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Culture

Any cultural, historical, or symbolic significance of the word. Explore how the word has been used in literature, art, music, or other forms of expression.

Lemmas are a fundamental concept in linguistics, used in various fields such as natural language processing, information retrieval, and machine translation.

How to Memorize "lemmas"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a base form of a word, like 'jump', and remember that all its inflected forms, such as 'jumps' and 'jumping', can be traced back to it.
   - Visualize a linguistic threshing floor, where all the forms of a word are separated and analyzed.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the base form of a word with its meanings and inflected forms. For example, associate 'jump' with the action of jumping and its past tense and past participle forms 'jumped' and 'jumped'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic device, such as a rhyme or acronym, to help remember the base form and its inflected forms. For example, use the rhyme 'jump in puddles, jumps are for fools' to remember the past tense form 'jumped'.

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Memorize "lemmas" using Dictozo

The best and recommended way to memorize lemmas is, by using Dictozo. Just save the word in Dictozo extension and let the app handle the rest. It enhances the memorization process in two ways:

1. Highlighting:

   Whenever users encounters the saved word on a webpage, Dictozo highlights it, drawing the user's attention and reinforcing memorization.
2. Periodic Reminders:

   Dictozo will send you periodic reminders to remind you the saved word, it will ask you quiz. These reminders could be in the form of notifications or emails, prompting users to recall and reinforce their knowledge.