SYLLABUS

Etymology

Noun

syllabus (plural syllabi or syllabuses)

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

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

Source: Wiktionary


Syl"la*bus, n.; pl. E. Syllabuses, L. Syllabi. Etym: [L., fr. the same source as E. syllable.]

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

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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