| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | cor·ol·lar·y |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  kôr  -l r  , k r- |
| NOUN: | Inflected forms: pl. cor·ol·lar·ies
1. A proposition that follows with little or no proof required from one already proven. 2. A deduction or an inference. 3. A natural consequence or effect; a result. | | ADJECTIVE: | Consequent; resultant. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English corolarie, from Latin cor ll rium, money paid for a garland, gratuity, from corlla, small garland. See corolla.
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