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syllabus

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syl·la·bus  (sl-bs)
n. pl. syl·la·bus·es or syl·la·bi (-b)
1. An outline or a summary of the main points of a text, lecture, or course of study.
2. Law A short statement preceding a report on an adjudged case and containing a summary of the court's rulings on each point involved.

[Medieval Latin, probably alteration (influenced by Greek sullambanein, to put together) of Latin sillybus, parchment label, from Greek sillubos.]

syllabus [ˈsɪləbəs]
n pl -buses, -bi [-ˌbaɪ]
1. (Social Science / Education) an outline of a course of studies, text, etc.
2. (Social Science / Education) Brit
a.  the subjects studied for a particular course
b.  a document which lists these subjects and states how the course will be assessed
[from Late Latin, erroneously from Latin sittybus parchment strip giving title and author, from Greek sittuba]

Syllabus [ˈsɪləbəs]
n RC Church
1. (Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) Also called Syllabus of Errors a list of 80 doctrinal theses condemned as erroneous by Pius IX in 1864
2. (Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) a list of 65 Modernist propositions condemned as erroneous by Pius X in 1907
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.syllabus - an integrated course of academic studies; "he was admitted to a new program at the university"
course of lectures - a series of lectures dealing with a subject
info, information - a message received and understood
crash course, crash program, crash programme - a rapid and intense course of training or research (usually undertaken in an emergency); "he took a crash course in Italian on his way to Italy"; "his first job was a crash course in survival and in learning how to get along with people"; "a crash programme is needed to create new jobs"
reading program - a program designed to teach literacy skills
degree program - a course of study leading to an academic degree

syllabus
noun course of study, course, curriculum, educational programme, programme of study, course outline the history syllabus
Translations
syllabus [ˈsɪləbəs] N (syllabuses or syllabi (pl)) (Scol, Univ) (gen) → plan m de estudios; (specific) → programa m (de estudios)

syllabus [ˈsɪləbəs] nprogramme m
on the syllabus → au programme

syllabus
n pl <-es or syllabi> (esp Brit: Sch, Univ) → Lehrplan m; (of club etc)Programm nt; the Syllabus (of Errors) (Eccl) → der Syllabus (von Zeitirrtümern)

syllabus [ˈsɪləbəs] n (Scol, Univ) → programma m
on the syllabus → in programma d'esame
syllabus [ˈsɪləbəs] n (Scol, Univ) → programma m
on the syllabus → in programma d'esame

syllabus
n syllabus [ˈsiləbəs]
a programme or list, eg of a course of lectures, or of courses of study. sillabus مِنْهاج دِراسي конспект výtah læseplan das Verzeichnis πρόγραμμα διδασκαλίας, διδακτέα ύλη programa de estudios õppeplaan, programm برنامه درسي opinto-ohjelma plan de cours תוֹכְנִית לִימוּדִים בְקוּרס पाठ्यक्रम popis, nastavni plan i program tanmenet daftar pelajaran námsáætlun (programma di studio) 講義概要 교수 요목, 시간 배정 programa, planas programma; plāns sukatan pelajaran leerplan pensum; læreplan program programa pro­gramă учебный план; расписание výťah, prehľad, sylaby, učebný plán program predavanj nastavni program kursplan หลักสูตร öğretim/müfredat programı 教學大綱,課程提綱 програма; план نصابی خاکہ chương trình học

syllabus خلاصة بحث أو منهج دراسي učební osnovy læseplan Lehrplan πρόγραμμα σπουδών plan de estudios opinto-ohjelma programme nastavni plan programma di studio 摘要 강의 시간표 syllabus pensum program nauczania plano de estudos программа курса kursplan หลักสูตรการเรียน müfredat chương trình học 教学大纲


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The vigilant watchman, using his daily opportunities of turning his eyes in Bradley's direction, soon apprized Miss Peecher that Bradley was more preoccupied than had been his wont, and more given to strolling about with a downcast and reserved face, turning something difficult in his mind that was not in the scholastic syllabus.
 
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