"heptalemma" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌhɛptəˈlɛmə/
Etymology: English hepta- (“seven”) + Ancient Greek λῆμμᾰ (lêmma, “premise, assumption”), as in dilemma, trilemma, tetralemma, etc. Etymology templates: {{cog|en|-}} English, {{prefix|en|hepta||gloss1=seven}} hepta- (“seven”) +, {{der|en|grc|λῆμμα|λῆμμᾰ|premise, assumption}} Ancient Greek λῆμμᾰ (lêmma, “premise, assumption”), {{m|en|dilemma}} dilemma, {{m|en|trilemma}} trilemma, {{m|en|tetralemma}} tetralemma Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} heptalemma
  1. (Indian logic, rare) A figure that gives an exhaustive enumeration of seven possibilities in a specified situation. Tags: rare

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