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| 1. | [ adjective ] descended from a common ancestor but through different lines | |
| Synonyms: | oblique indirect | |
| Examples: | "cousins are collateral relatives" "an indirect descendant of the Stuarts" |
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| Related terms: | lineal related | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] situated or running side by side | |
| Examples: | "collateral ridges of mountains" |
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| Related terms: | parallel | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] accompaniment to something else | |
| Examples: | "collateral target damage from a bombing run" |
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| Related terms: | secondary | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] serving to support or corroborate | |
| Synonyms: | confirming confirmatory corroborative corroboratory substantiating substantiative validating validatory verificatory verifying confirmative | |
| Examples: | "collateral evidence" |
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| Related terms: | supportive | |
| 5. | [ noun ] a security pledged for the repayment of a loan | |
| Related terms: | security security_interest guarantee | |
| Similar spelling: |
collateralize coulter Coltrane Coltrain collider coal_tar |
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