how to pronounce corollary

/kəˈɹɒl.əɹ.i/

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corollary is pronounced in four syllables

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kəɹɒləɹi

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An example use of corollary in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… known as corollary discharge this signal …”

meanings of corollary

noun:

  1. A proposition which follows easily from the proof of another proposition.
  2. Something which occurs a fortiori, as a result of another effort without significant additional effort.
  3. Something given beyond what is actually due; something added or superfluous.

adjective:

  1. Forming a proposition that follows from one already proved.
  2. Occurring as a natural consequence or result; attendant; consequential.

corollary frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word corollary occurs in english on average 2.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics corollary can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that corollary can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) education, science, and technology;

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