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noun
a plural of syllabus.
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noun, plural syl·la·bus·es, syl·la·bi 
[-bahy] .
[-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.
a.
a short summary of the legal basis of a court's decision appearing at the beginning of a reported case.
b.
a book containing summaries of the leading cases in a legal field, used especially by students.
3.
(often initial capital letter) Also called Syllabus of Errors. Roman Catholic Church. the list of 80 propositions condemned as erroneous by Pope Pius IX in 1864.
Origin:
1650–60; < Neo-Latin syllabus, syllabos, probably a misreading (in manuscripts of Cicero) of Greek síttybās, accusative plural of síttyba label for a papyrus roll
1650–60; < Neo-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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