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hypolemma

US/ˌhaɪpoʊˈlɛmə/

hypolemma noun: a lesser proposition or subsumption within a larger syllogism.

Noun

hypolemma (plural hypolemmas or hypolemmata)

  1. (rare) A lesser proposition or subsumption within a larger syllogism.

Forms of hypolemma

pluralhypolemmas
pluralhypolemmata

Origin of hypolemma

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

Questions about hypolemma

What does hypolemma mean?
Hypolemma means a lesser proposition or subsumption within a larger syllogism.
What part of speech is hypolemma?
Hypolemma is a noun.
How do you pronounce hypolemma?
Hypolemma is pronounced /ˌhaɪpoʊˈlɛmə/ (US).
What is the plural of hypolemma?
The plural of hypolemma is hypolemmas.

Words near hypolemma in the dictionary

  1. hypolacrimia
  2. hypolactasia
  3. hypolactatemia
  4. hypolaryngeal
  5. hypolarynx
  6. hypolemma
  7. hypolemmal
  8. hypolemmas
  9. hypoleptinaemia
  10. hypoleptinaemias
  11. hypoleptinaemic

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