Definitions for syllabusˈsɪl ə bəs; -ˌbaɪ

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

syl•la•busˈsɪl ə bəs; -ˌbaɪ(n.)(pl.)-bus•es, -bi

  1. an outline or other brief statement of the main points of a discourse, the subjects of a course of lectures, the contents of a curriculum, etc.

Origin of syllabus:

1650–60; < NL syllabus, syllabos, prob. a misreading (in mss. of Cicero) of Gk síttybās, acc. pl. of síttyba label for a papyrus roll

Princeton's WordNet

  1. course of study, program, programme, curriculum, syllabus(noun)

    an integrated course of academic studies

    "he was admitted to a new program at the university"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. syllabus(noun)ˈsɪl ə bəs

    a list of lectures, books, assignments, etc. for a course of study

    the syllabus for my history class

Wiktionary

  1. syllabus(Noun)

    A summary of topics which will be covered during an academic course, or a text or lecture.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Syllabus(noun)

    a compendium containing the heads of a discourse, and the like; an abstract


Translations for syllabus

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

syllabus(noun)

a programme or list, eg of a course of lectures, or of courses of study.

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