name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
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Standard Lemma guide
LEM
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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CMU ARPABET: L EH1 M Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
Clipping of Leamington Spa.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal
Examples
- Went down to Lem the other day but the weather was abysmal.
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noun
Meaning 3
Originally Lunar Excursion Module, latterly Lunar Module.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
Topics: aerospace, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, space-science
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: LM
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
Law of excluded middle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences
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noun
Meaning 5
a spacecraft that carries astronauts from the command module to the surface of the moon and back
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: lunar excursion module, lunar module
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: spacecraft, ballistic capsule, space vehicle
History
Etymology
* As a Dutch and North Germanic surname, shortened from Lambrecht or Lempert. See Lambert. * As a Chinese surname, spelling variant of Lim.
Clipping of Leamington Spa.