Syllabus

Word SYLLABUS
Character 8
Hyphenation syl la bus
Pronunciations /ˈsɪləbəs/

Definitions and meanings of "Syllabus"

What do we mean by syllabus?

An outline or a summary of the main points of a text, lecture, or course of study. noun

A summary or abstract of the legal rulings contained in a published judicial case opinion. noun

A compendium containing the heads of a discourse, the main propositions of a course of lectures, etc.; an abstract; a table of statements contained in any writing, of a scheme of lessons, or the like. noun

In the Roman Catholic Church, a summary statement and enumeration of the points decided by an act or decree of ecclesiastical authority; specifically, a catalogue formulating eighty heresies condemned by Pope Pius IX. in 1864, annexed to the encyclical letter Quanta Cura. See the quotation. noun

Synonyms Compendium, Epitome. See abridgment. noun

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

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. noun

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

An integrated course of academic studies noun

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

The headnote of a reported case; the brief statement of the points of law determined prefixed to a reported case.

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The word "syllabus" in example sentences

And it may sound like an easy-A elective, but the syllabus is actually pretty rigorous. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Another issue I have with my syllabus is the fact that I've already changed an assignment due date once and am thinking of changing it again (all for good reasons), and I'm worried the students will think I'm a flake. ❋ Unknown (2006)

A structural syllabus is a form-based syllabus, organized primarily according to criteria of structural complexity. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In British English, syllabus is often associated with particular subjects (language, mathematics, sciences) whereas curriculum collocates with national, core … and hidden (more on that one later). ❋ Unknown (2010)

The syllabus is one aspect of this but curriculum is so so much more. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The goal we found out is to translate a fancy routine story into a simple routine with the same story in syllabus steps. ❋ HayleyM (2008)

The syllabus from the 1994 “Current Issues in Racism and the Law” course is particularly instructive. ❋ Unknown (2008)

My syllabus is at the printers (I've only caught one error so far); my first lecture is mostly written; the blackboard site for the class has some rudimentary information. ❋ ScienceWoman (2007)

The traditional way for the other book stores in town to find out what's on Dr. Who's syllabus is to send someone into the competitor's store to copy down all the ISBNs for the required reading in his course. ❋ Roger Sutton (2007)

Someone left a link in a comment to a site that explores the complicated issue of the origin of the word syllabus and the related issue of what its plural form should be. ❋ James F. McGrath (2009)

The syllabus is good, if I may say so: the course is challenging for upper-division students (it is a seminar for juniors and seniors), the assignments are meaningful (and not only for this course), the readings are timely and significant, and the overall topic is simply good, complicated, nerdy fun. ❋ Unknown (2006)

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