"LEM" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: LEMs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} LEM (plural LEMs)
  1. (US, space science) Originally Lunar Excursion Module, latterly Lunar Module. Tags: US Categories (topical): Space, Spacecraft Synonyms: LM Derived forms (Lunar Module): LEM lifeboat
    Sense id: en-LEM-en-noun-3gRfkE73 Disambiguation of Spacecraft: 81 19 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 28 Topics: aerospace, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, space-science Disambiguation of 'Lunar Module': 96 4
  2. (logic) Law of excluded middle. Categories (topical): Logic
    Sense id: en-LEM-en-noun-dClYEzST Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences

Inflected forms

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