“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
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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IMPROVISED
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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