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syllabus
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Syllabus \Syl"la*bus\, n.; pl. E. Syllabuses, L. Syllabi.
A compendium containing the heads of a discourse, and the like; an abstract.
(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.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1650s, "table of contents of a series of lectures, etc.," from Late Latin syllabus "list," ultimately a misreading of Greek sittybos "parchment label, table of contents," of unknown origin. The misprint appeared in a 15c. edition of Cicero's "Ad Atticum" (see OED). Had it been a real word, the proper plural would be syllabi.
Wiktionary
n. 1 A summary of topics which will be covered during an academic course, or a text or lecture. 2 (cx legal English) The headnote of a reported case; the brief statement of the points of law determined prefixed to a reported case.
WordNet
n. an integrated course of academic studies; "he was admitted to a new program at the university" [syn: course of study, program, programme, curriculum]
[also: syllabi (pl)]
Wikipedia
A syllabus (pl. syllabuses or syllabi) is an outline and summary of topics to be covered in an education or training course. It is descriptive (unlike the prescriptive or specific curriculum). A syllabus may be set out by an exam board or prepared by the professor who supervises or controls course quality. It may be provided in paper form or online.
Syllabus most commonly refers to an outline and summary of topics to be covered in an education or training course.
Syllabus may also refer to:
- A summary of points decided by Roman Catholic papal decree regarding heretical doctrines or practices, including:
- Syllabus of Errors, a document issued by Holy See under Pope Pius IX on December 8, 1864
- Syllabus against racism, a historical pre-World War II Vatican document released in order to condemn racism and national-socialist ideology
- The Syllabus (1999), the first album by the Christian rap artist, Knowdaverbs
Usage examples of "syllabus".
Barbicani, where the syllabus included small whole squid, crispy from the grill, black gnocchi under a profoundly pink sauce made from four fish and four herbs, and grilled sole with a sauce the waiter made at the table by mashing the head and skin of the fish with olive oil and a touch of garlic and then pressing everything in a strainer to extract the juices.
In a box there, under the syllabi and work for courses in vet school and letters from that period, I found the photographs I had remembered.
On Monday, classes started, and I called in, probably delighting my undergraduates and confusing my graduate students by having Meg hand them their syllabi before dismissing them.
This site is a collection of resources, exercises, projects, and syllabi for teaching courses related to clinical psychology.
Syllabus and Examination Papers of the City and Guilds of London Institute -- Cultivation, Classification, Ginning, Baling and Mixing of the Raw Cotton -- Bale-Breakers, Mixing Lattices and Hopper Feeders -- Opening and Scutching -- Carding -- Indexes.
The syllabus says that the class is supposed to focus on Judeo- Christian doctrine, not what Mohammed said, for crying out loud.
Here is a syllabus --" Herhands trembled as she handed out dittoed sheets.
He had friends, two or three in the sixth form who, like him, had followed the same science syllabus and been promised places in medical school in the autumn, but they were friendships that didn't go deep.
Reprinted in The Sustainable Development Syllabus, available at 800-544-8927.
Rhodes Confession of Faith, available from Alfred Milner's papers at Rhodes House, Professor Quigley's papers at Georgetown University, or in the Sustainable Development Syllabus from Radio Liberty at PO.
Cecil Rhodes, Rhodes Confession o f Faith, found among Lord Milner's papers, or available in The Sustainable Development Syllabus, P.
The high-water mark in recent history is the 1864 Syllabus of Errors of Pius IX, the pope who also convened the Vatican Council at which the doctrine of papal infallibility was, at his insistence, first proclaimed.