Cor"ol*la*ry . [L. corollarium gift, corollary, fr. corolla. See Corolla.]

1.

That which is given beyond what is actually due, as a garland of flowers in addition to wages; surplus; something added or superfluous.

[Obs.]

Now come, my Ariel; bring a corollary, Rather than want a spirit. Shak.

2.

Something which follows from the demonstration of a proposition; an additional inference or deduction from a demonstrated proposition; a consequence.

 

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