Corollaries

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Corollary \Cor"ol*la*ry\ (k?r"?l-l?-r?; 277), n.; pl.
     {Corollaries} (-r?z). [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.]


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              Now come, my Ariel; bring a corollary,
              Rather than want a spirit.            --Shak.
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     2. Something which follows from the demonstration of a
        proposition; an additional inference or deduction from a
        demonstrated proposition; a consequence.
        [1913 Webster] Corollate