Hyphenation of lemma

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word lemma? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

lem-ma

Definitions of lemma:

1.	A subsidiary proposition that is assumed to be true in order to prove another proposition
2.	The lower and stouter of the two glumes immediately enclosing the floret in most Gramineae
3.	The heading that indicates the subject of an annotation or a literary composition or a dictionary entry

Synonyms of lemma:

noun	proposition
noun	flowering glume, glume
noun	heading, header, head

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.