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corollary

co·rol·lary

UK/kɒˈɹɒləɹi/ US/ˈkɒɹələɹi/ uncommon rare

noun

1.

a practical consequence that follows naturally

  • “blind jealousy is a frequent corollary of passionate love”
2.

(logic) an inference that follows directly from the proof of another proposition

Origin

From Middle English, from Late Latin corōllārium (“money paid for a garland; gift, gratuity, corollary; consequence, deduction”), from corōlla (“small garland”), diminutive of corōna (“crown”).

Phrases

  • corollary relief

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