First Known Use: circa 1656
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syllabus
noun syl·la·bus \-bəs\
: a list of the topics or books that will be studied in a course
plural syl·la·bi\-ˌbī, -ˌbē\ or syl·la·bus·es
Full Definition of SYLLABUS
1
: a summary outline of a discourse, treatise, or course of study or of examination requirements
2
: headnote 2
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Origin of SYLLABUS
Late Latin, alteration of Latin sillybus label for a book, from Greek sillybos
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