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< corolla

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cor·ol·lar·y

(kôr

-l

, k

-) KEY

NOUN:
pl. cor·ol·lar·ies

A proposition that follows with little or no proof required from one already proven.
A deduction or an inference.
A natural consequence or effect; a result.

ADJECTIVE:

Consequent; resultant.

ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English corolarie, from Latin corllrium, money paid for a garland, gratuity, from corlla, small garland ; see corolla

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