COROLLARY


Meaning of COROLLARY in English

/ kəˈrɒləri; NAmE ˈkɔːrəleri; ˈkɑːr-/ noun

( pl. -ies ) corollary (of / to sth) ( formal or technical ) a situation, an argument or a fact that is the natural and direct result of another one

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : from Latin corollarium money paid for a garland or chaplet; gratuity (in late Latin deduction), from corolla , diminutive of corona wreath, crown, chaplet.

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