Syllabus

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Syllabus \Syl"la*bus\, n.; pl. E. {Syllabuses}, L. {Syllabi}.
     [L., fr. the same source as E. syllable.]
     1. A compendium containing the heads of a discourse, and the
        like; an abstract.
        [1913 Webster]
  


     2. (Law) The headnote of a reported case; the brief statement
        of the points of law determined prefixed to a reported
        case. The opinion controls the syllabus, the latter being
        merely explanatory of the former.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  syllabus
       n : an integrated course of academic studies; "he was admitted
           to a new program at the university" [syn: {course of
           study}, {program}, {programme}, {curriculum}]
       [also: {syllabi} (pl)]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  28 Moby Thesaurus words for "syllabus":
     abbreviation, abbreviature, abrege, abridgment, abstract, brief,
     capsule, compend, condensation, condensed version, conspectus,
     digest, draft, epitome, head, outline, overview, pandect, precis,
     review, rubric, shortened version, skeleton, sketch, survey,
     synopsis, thumbnail sketch, topical outline