syllabus
noun
syl·la·bus
ˈsi-lə-bəs 
plural syllabi
ˈsi-lə-ˌbī
-ˌbē
or syllabuses
1
: a summary outline of a discourse, treatise, or course of study or of examination requirements
2
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Sarah Khan, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Dec. 2024
Rather than teaching only cases that highlight traditional business dilemmas and profit-seeking decision-making, business school syllabuses should also include cases that demonstrate complex moral dilemmas and decision-making that takes into account other values and all stakeholders.
—Jacqueline Novogratz, Foreign Affairs, 4 Oct. 2021
The Dial offers readers a glimpse into the world beyond their borders, a monthly syllabus for understanding tumultuous times that challenges assumptions and presents new writing that delights.
—The Dial, 20 Dec. 2024
That will make the Internet less open and allow Beijing to reap vast economic, diplomatic, and security benefits that…
What to Read on Cybersecurity
An annotated syllabus on cybersecurity.
—Foreign Affairs, 9 Feb. 2011
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“Syllabus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/syllabus. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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syllabus
noun
syl·la·bus
ˈsil-ə-bəs
plural syllabi
-ˌbī
-ˌbē
or syllabuses
: a brief outline (as of a course of study)
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