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corollary

noun cor·ol·lary \ˈkr-ə-ˌler-ē, ˈkär-, -le-rē, British kə-ˈrä-lə-rē\

: something that naturally follows or results from another thing

plural cor·ol·lar·ies

Full Definition of COROLLARY

1
:  a proposition inferred immediately from a proved proposition with little or no additional proof
2
a :  something that naturally follows :  result
b :  something that incidentally or naturally accompanies or parallels
corollary adjective
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Origin of COROLLARY

Middle English corolarie, from Late Latin corollarium, from Latin, money paid for a garland, gratuity, from corolla
First Known Use: 14th century

Other Logic Terms

a posteriori, connotation, inference, mutually exclusive, paradox, postulate, syllogism

Rhymes with COROLLARY

actuary, adversary, airy-fairy, ancillary, antiquary, apiary, arbitrary, aviary, axillary, bacillary, beriberi, bestiary, biliary, black raspberry, Bloody Mary, boysenberry, breviary, budgetary, calamari, calamary, candleberry, Canterbury, capillary, carpellary, cassowary, catenary, cautionary, cavitary, cemetery, centenary, certiorari, checkerberry, chinaberry, cometary, commentary, commissary, condottiere, coralberry, coronary, culinary, customary, dictionary, dietary, dignitary, dromedary, dysentery, elderberry, emissary, estuary, farkleberry, February, formulary, fragmentary, fritillary, functionary, funerary, honorary, huckleberry, intermarry, janissary, January, lamasery, lapidary, lectionary, legendary, legionary, lingonberry, literary, loganberry, luminary, mammillary, mandatary, maxillary, medullary, mercenary, miliary, military, millenary, milliary, millinery, missionary, momentary, monastery, mortuary, necessary, ordinary, ossuary, partridgeberry, pensionary, pigmentary, planetary, Pondicherry, prebendary, presbytery, pulmonary, quaternary, red mulberry, reliquary, rowanberry, salivary, salmonberry, salutary, sanctuary, sanguinary, sanitary, secondary, secretary, sedentary, seminary, silverberry, solitary, sour cherry, stationary, stationery, statuary, subcontrary, sublunary, sugarberry, sumptuary, syllabary, temporary, tertiary, thimbleberry, Tipperary, Tom and Jerry, topiary, tributary, tutelary, Typhoid Mary, unitary, urinary, vestiary, Virgin Mary, visionary, voluntary, vulnerary, Waterbury, whortleberry, winterberry

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