syllabi

[ sil-uh-bahy ]

/ ˈsɪl əˌbaɪ /

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noun

a plural of syllabus.

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Words nearby syllabi

Sylacauga, syli, syll., syllabarium, syllabary, syllabi, syllabic, syllabicate, syllabicity, syllabify, syllabism

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How to use syllabi in a sentence

The Friedmans make too many appearances in these syllabi, for example.
Hagel the Academic Hack|Justin Green|January 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Dan Drezner, a noted zombie scholar, grades Sen. Hagel's academic merits by studying syllabi from Hagel's Georgetown classes.
Hagel the Academic Hack|Justin Green|January 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Besides the hack addiction, is there anything else to be gleaned from Hagel's syllabi?
Hagel the Academic Hack|Justin Green|January 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST
[A] quick perusal of Hagel's syllabi reveals a far deeper concern: Hagel is addicted to... hackery.
Hagel the Academic Hack|Justin Green|January 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST

It is recognized to be such by state syllabi, in the minds of the people, and in the minds of most school men.
The Country-Life Movement in the United States|L.H. Bailey
But this is not the real purpose of these syllabi, or at most it seems like a relatively unimportant one.
The Teaching of Geometry|David Eugene Smith
These two propositions are not given in Euclid, although generally required by American syllabi of the present time.
The Teaching of Geometry|David Eugene Smith
This proposition was not given in Euclid, but it is usually required in American syllabi.
The Teaching of Geometry|David Eugene Smith
What teacher or school would be content to follow any one of these syllabi exactly?
The Teaching of Geometry|David Eugene Smith

British Dictionary definitions for syllabi

syllabi

/ (ˈsɪləˌbaɪ) /

noun

a plural of syllabus

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