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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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
Advertisement Books show American lit at its height The books becoming public read like the syllabus for an American literature seminar.
—Andrew Dalton, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
The University of North Carolina stunned much of the football world this week by hiring Belichick, whose all-time great NFL résumé stands in stark contrast to an empty syllabus of college experience.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Syllabus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/syllabus. Accessed 20 Jan. 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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