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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CMU ARPABET:K AO1 R AH0 L EH2 R IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Occurring as a natural consequence or result; attendant; consequential.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
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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Meaning relationships
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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
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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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
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.
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6
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