First Known Use: 14th century
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corollary
noun cor·ol·lary \ˈkȯr-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
Related to COROLLARY
- Synonyms
- aftereffect, aftermath, backwash, child, conclusion, consequence, effect, development, fate, fruit, issue, outcome, outgrowth, precipitate, product, result, resultant, sequel, sequence, upshot
- Antonyms
- antecedent, causation, cause, occasion, reason
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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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