syllabus
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ə 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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Syllabus
is always a great word to know.
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| —n , pl -buses, -bi | |
| 1. | an outline of a course of studies, text, etc |
| 2. | (Brit) |
| a. the subjects studied for a particular course | |
| b. a document which lists these subjects and states how the course will be assessed | |
| [C17: from Late Latin, erroneously from Latin sittybus parchment strip giving title and author, from Greek sittuba] | |
| Syllabus (ˈsɪləbəs) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | Also called: Syllabus of Errors a list of 80 doctrinal theses condemned as erroneous by Pius IX in 1864 |
| 2. | a list of 65 Modernist propositions condemned as erroneous by Pius X in 1907 |
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Word Origin & History
syllabus
1656, "table of contents of a series of lectures, etc.," from L.L. syllabus "list," a misreading of Gk. sittybos (pl. of sittyba "parchment label, table of contents," of unknown origin) in a 1470s edition of Cicero's "Ad Atticum" iv.5 and 8. The proper plural would be syllabi,
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It'll be fascinating to get fresh ideas for designing a syllabus.
Whatever you do you are going to have to tailor your syllabus to what is available.
The university approves the course syllabus and instructor.
For the first few weeks before and after a course begins, a syllabus gets a lot of attention.
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