COROLLARY


Meaning of COROLLARY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkȯr-ə-ˌler-ē, ˈkär-, -le-rē, Brit ]

kə-ˈrä-lə-rē noun

( plural -lar·ies )

Etymology: Middle English corolarie, from Late Latin corollarium, from Latin, money paid for a garland, gratuity, from corolla

Date: 14th century

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.