noun
Meaning 1
A family tree or recorded genealogy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
stemma
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noun
Meaning 2
In the study of stemmatics, a diagram showing the relationship of a text to its manuscripts.
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noun
Meaning 3
One of the types of simple eyes in arthropods.
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noun
Meaning 4
an eye having a single lens
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: simple eye, ocellus
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: eye, oculus, optic
Narrower terms: ommatidium
noun
Meaning 5
the descendants of one individual
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- his entire lineage has been warriors
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: lineage, line, line of descent, descent, bloodline, blood line, blood, pedigree, ancestry, origin, parentage, stock
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: genealogy, family tree
Narrower terms: family, family line, folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk, sept, phratry, side
noun
Meaning 6
a tree diagram showing a reconstruction of the transmission of manuscripts of a literary work
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: tree, tree diagram
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin stemma, from Ancient Greek στέμμα (stémma).