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syllabus

[ sil-uh-buhs ]

noun

, plural syl·la·bus·es, syl·la·bi [sil, -, uh, -bahy].
  1. an outline or other brief statement of the main points of a discourse, the subjects of a course of lectures, the contents of a curriculum, etc.
  2. Law.
    1. a short summary of the legal basis of a court's decision appearing at the beginning of a reported case.
    2. a book containing summaries of the leading cases in a legal field, used especially by students.
  3. (often initial capital letter) Also called Syllabus of Errors. Roman Catholic Church. the list of 80 propositions condemned as erroneous by Pope Pius IX in 1864.


Syllabus

1

/ ˈsɪləbəs /

noun

  1. Also calledSyllabus of Errors a list of 80 doctrinal theses condemned as erroneous by Pius IX in 1864
  2. a list of 65 Modernist propositions condemned as erroneous by Pius X in 1907
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


syllabus

2

/ ˈsɪləbəs /

noun

  1. an outline of a course of studies, text, etc
    1. the subjects studied for a particular course
    2. a document which lists these subjects and states how the course will be assessed
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of syllabus1

1650–60; < New Latin syllabus, syllabos, probably a misreading (in manuscripts of Cicero) of Greek síttybās, accusative plural of síttyba label for a papyrus roll
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Word History and Origins

Origin of syllabus1

C17: from Late Latin, erroneously from Latin sittybus parchment strip giving title and author, from Greek sittuba
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Example Sentences

Aviators from the Air Force and Navy often start their training flying on a Northrop T-38 jet, often using a similar syllabus to one that’s been around since the 1960s.

While the adults sorted the logistics, the teen got to work designing a syllabus and lesson plans.

From Time

Chicken said they plan to emphasize the mask recommendation in syllabi and other places, and remind students not to come to class if they feel sick.

It is also unclear how grading decisions will be made, and whether new teachers can remake the syllabus or change the weight given to different factors, like tests or homework.

Microsoft has helped create the syllabus for the students and has also made its e-learning digital literacy modules available to Grab’s drivers.

From Fortune

Yep, you read that right: The glamorous world of global influence peddling just got its own syllabus.

The syllabus hints that discussions will touch on marketing, religion, gay culture, sex, and gender.

Here are ten books that belong on any syllabus of self-transformation.

If there is a theme that runs through Hagel's syllabus choices, it's a pretty realpolitik one.

Some of us has botanised, and some's collected butterflies, and one and all we've read the books set down for us in the Syllabus.

This syllabus harmonises with the development of all the faculties.

He is subject, but only in an extremely liberal fashion, to a programme or syllabus of studies.

Much, however, depends upon the personal effort of the student, and the syllabus is intended to direct his private study.

I have prevailed on Dr. Priestley to undertake the work, of which this is only the syllabus or plan.

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What Is The Plural Of Syllabus?

Plural word for syllabus

The plural form of syllabus can be either syllabuses or syllabi, pronounced [ siluh-bahy ], but syllabi is more widely used. The plurals of several other singular words ending in -us are also formed in this way, such as virus/viruses, sinus/sinuses, and walrus/walruses

Irregular plurals that are formed like syllabi, such as cactus/cacti and fungus/fungi, derive directly from their original pluralization in Latin. However, the standard English plural -es ending is often also acceptable for these terms, as in cactuses.

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