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- [kawr-uh-ler-ee, kor-; especially British, kuh-rol-uh-ree]
- /ˈkɔr əˌlɛr i, ˈkɒr-; especially British, kəˈrɒl ə ri/
- /kəˈrɒl.ər.i/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kawr-uh-ler-ee, kor-; especially British, kuh-rol-uh-ree]
- /ˈkɔr əˌlɛr i, ˈkɒr-; especially British, kəˈrɒl ə ri/
Definitions of corollary word
- countable noun corollary A corollary of something is an idea, argument, or fact that results directly from it. 3
- noun corollary a proposition that follows directly from the proof of another proposition 3
- noun corollary an obvious deduction 3
- noun corollary a natural consequence or result 3
- adjective corollary consequent or resultant 3
- noun corollary a proposition that follows from another that has been proved 3
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Origin of corollary
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; Middle English < Late Latin corollārium corollary, in Latin: money paid for a garland, a gift, gratuity. See corolla, -ary
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Parts of speech for Corollary
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adjective
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
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corollary popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
corollary usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for corollary
noun corollary
- upshot — the final issue, the conclusion, or the result: The upshot of the disagreement was a new bylaw.
- analogy — If you make or draw an analogy between two things, you show that they are similar in some way.
- culmination — Something, especially something important, that is the culmination of an activity, process, or series of events happens at the end of it.
- sequence — the following of one thing after another; succession.
- induction — the act of inducing, bringing about, or causing: induction of the hypnotic state.
adverb corollary
- under — beneath and covered by: under a table; under a tree.
adjective corollary
- associative — Associative thoughts are things that you think of because you see, hear, or think of something that reminds you of those things or which you associate with those things.
- adjuvant — aiding or assisting
- concomitant — Concomitant is used to describe something that happens at the same time as another thing and is connected with it.
- in time — the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- coterminous — having a common boundary; bordering; contiguous
Antonyms for corollary
noun corollary
- commencement — The commencement of something is its beginning.
- source — any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin: Which foods are sources of calcium?
- beginning — The beginning of an event or process is the first part of it.
- opening — an open or clear space.
- start — to begin or set out, as on a journey or activity.
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