SYLLABUS DEFINITIONS - 12 definitions found
syllabus n 1: an integrated course of academic studies; "he was admitted to a new program at the university" [syn: course of study}, program, programme, curriculum, syllabus] syllabus - zog syllabus 1656, from L.L. syllabus, a misreading of Gk. sittybos (pl. of sittyba "parchment label, table of contents") in a 1470s edition of Cicero's "Ad Atticum" iv.4. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (2003) syllabus noun (plural syllabi or -buses) Etymology: Late Latin, alteration of Latin sillybus label for a book, from Greek sillybos Date: circa 1656 1. a summary outline of a discourse, treatise, or course of study or of examination requirements 2. headnote 2 Oxford English Reference Dictionary
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner\'s English Dictionary syllabus (syllabuses) 1. You can refer to the subjects that are studied in a particular course as the syllabus. (mainly BRIT) ...the GCSE history syllabus. N-COUNT 2. A syllabus is an outline or summary of the subjects to be covered in a course. (mainly AM) N-COUNT English Explanatory Dictionary syllabus ˈsɪləbəs n. (pl. syllabuses or syllabi) 1 a the programme or outline of a course of study, teaching, etc. b a statement of the requirements for a particular examination. 2 RC Ch. a summary of points decided by papal decree regarding heretical doctrines or practices. [mod.L, orig. a misreading of L sittybas accus. pl. of sittyba f. Gk sittuba title-slip or label] Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Syllabus \Syl"la*bus\, n. (Law) The headnote of a reported case; the brief statement of the points of law determined prefixed to a reported case. The opinion controls the syllabus, the latter being merely explanatory of the former. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Syllabus \Syl"la*bus\, n.; pl. E. Syllabuses, L. Syllabi. [L., fr. the same source as E. syllable.] A compendium containing the heads of a discourse, and the like; an abstract. Soule\'s Dictionary of English Synonyms syllabus n. Abstract, abridgment, outline, epitome, summary, compend, digest, compendium, synopsis, breviary, brief, sum and substance. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 28 Moby Thesaurus words for "syllabus": abbreviation, abbreviature, abrege, abridgment, abstract, brief, capsule, compend, condensation, condensed version, conspectus, digest, draft, epitome, head, outline, overview, pandect, precis, review, rubric, shortened version, skeleton, sketch, survey, synopsis, thumbnail sketch, topical outline |
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