Corollary Definition
kôrə-lĕrē, kŏr-
corollaries
noun
A proposition that follows from another that has been proved.
Webster's New World
An inference or deduction.
Webster's New World
Anything that follows as a normal result.
Webster's New World
Something given beyond what is actually due; something added or superfluous.
Wiktionary
Something which occurs a fortiori, as a result of another effort without significant additional effort.
Finally getting that cracked window fixed was a nice corollary of redoing the whole storefont.
Wiktionary
adjective
Consequent; resultant.
American Heritage
Other Word Forms of Corollary
Noun
Singular:
corollary
Plural:
corollariesOrigin of Corollary
From Middle English, from Late Latin corōllārium (“deduction, consequence, originally money paid for a garland, hence gift, gratuity, something extra”), from corōlla (“small garland”), diminutive of corōna (“crown”).
From Wiktionary
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Middle English corolarie from Latin corōllārium money paid for a garland, gratuity from corōlla small garland corolla
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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