Meaning

2 senses
  1. (not comparable)Occurring as a natural consequence or result; attendant; consequential.

  2. (not comparable, rare)Forming a proposition that follows from one already proved.

Examples

2 sentences
  1. "Treat others as you would like to be treated" should be accompanied with the corollary "Be reasonable."

    ru«Относись к другим так, как хочешь, чтобы относились к тебе» надо дополнить следствием: «Будь разумен». — Ooneykcall

  2. Mike Godwin himself rejects the alleged corollary to his famous law, that whoever makes a Nazi comparison has lost the argument.

Origin

From Middle English, from Late Latin corōllārium (“money paid for a garland; gift, gratuit

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”).

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