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corollary

adj · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /kɒˈɹɒləɹi/
  • /ˈkɒɹələɹi/
  • US: kôr'əlĕrē
  • US: /ˈkɔɹəˌlɛɹi/
  • Australian: /kɔˈɹoʊˌlɛɹi/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Occurring as a natural consequence or result; attendant; consequential.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Forming a proposition that follows from one already proved.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable, rare

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A gift beyond what is actually due; an addition or superfluity.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

An a fortiori occurrence, as a result of another effort without significant additional effort.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Finally getting that cracked window fixed was a nice corollary of redoing the whole storefront.

Meaning relationships

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5

noun

Meaning 5

A proposition which follows easily from the statement or proof of another proposition.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences

Examples

  • We have proven that this set is finite and well ordered; as a corollary, we now know that there is an order-preserving map from it to the natural numbers.

Meaning relationships

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noun

Meaning 6

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

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Broader terms: inference, illation

7

noun

Meaning 7

a practical consequence that follows naturally

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • blind jealousy is a frequent corollary of passionate love

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: consequence, aftermath

History

Etymology

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”).

Across languages

Translations

48 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: и́звод (ízvod) — proposition which follows easily
  • Bulgarian: сле́дствие (slédstvie) — proposition which follows easily
  • Catalan: corol·lari — proposition which follows easily
  • Chinese: 推論 /推论 (tuīlùn) — proposition which follows easily
  • Czech: důsledek — proposition which follows easily
  • Czech: následek — proposition which follows easily
  • Czech: korolár — proposition which follows easily
  • Danish: korollar — proposition which follows easily
  • Dutch: gevolg — proposition which follows easily
  • Dutch: gevolgtrekking — proposition which follows easily
  • Dutch: uitvloeisel — proposition which follows easily
  • Finnish: seuraus — proposition which follows easily
  • Finnish: korollaari — proposition which follows easily
  • Finnish: luonnollinen seuraus — proposition which follows easily
  • French: corollaire — proposition which follows easily
  • French: corolaire — proposition which follows easily
  • German: Korollar — proposition which follows easily
  • German: Folgesatz — proposition which follows easily
  • Greek: πόρισμα (pórisma) — proposition which follows easily
  • Ancient Greek: πόρῐσμᾰ (pórĭsmă) — proposition which follows easily
  • Ancient Greek: προσπόρῐσμᾰ (prospórĭsmă) — proposition which follows easily
  • Hebrew: מַסְקָנָה (maskaná) — proposition which follows easily
  • Hindi: उपप्रमेय (upapramey) — proposition which follows easily
  • Hungarian: szükségszerű következmény — proposition which follows easily
  • Hungarian: származékos tétel — proposition which follows easily
  • Hungarian: velejáró — proposition which follows easily
  • Hungarian: következmény — proposition which follows easily
  • Hungarian: folyomány — proposition which follows easily
  • Hungarian: korollárium — proposition which follows easily
  • Icelandic: fylgisetning — proposition which follows easily
  • Indonesian: akibat — proposition which follows easily
  • Indonesian: teorema akibat — proposition which follows easily
  • Indonesian: korolari — proposition which follows easily
  • Irish: atoradh — proposition which follows easily
  • Italian: corollario — proposition which follows easily
  • Japanese: 系 — proposition which follows easily
  • Latin: corōllārium — proposition which follows easily
  • Macedonian: королар (korolar) — proposition which follows easily
  • Persian: فرع — proposition which follows easily
  • Polish: następstwo — proposition which follows easily
  • Portuguese: corolário — proposition which follows easily
  • Romanian: corolar — proposition which follows easily
  • Russian: сле́дствие (slédstvije) — proposition which follows easily
  • Spanish: corolario — proposition which follows easily
  • Swedish: följdsats — proposition which follows easily
  • Swedish: korollarium — proposition which follows easily
  • Tagalog: hugpungin — proposition which follows easily
  • Welsh: canlyniad — proposition which follows easily
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