lema

Definitions of lema
  1. noun
    the heading that indicates the subject of an annotation or a literary composition or a dictionary entry
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    type of:
    encabezamiento
    a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about
  2. noun
    a subsidiary proposition that is assumed to be true in order to prove another proposition
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    type of:
    proposición
    (logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false
  3. noun
    a favorite saying of a sect or political group
    synonyms: eslogan, slogan
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    types:
    grito de guerra
    a slogan used to rally support for a cause
    type of:
    expresión, locución
    a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
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