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noun \-bəs\ plural syl·la·bi\-ˌbī, -ˌbē\ or syl·la·bus·es
Definition of SYLLABUS
1
: a summary outline of a discourse, treatise, or course of study or of examination requirements
2
: headnote 2
See Origin of SYLLABUS
Late Latin, alteration of Latin sillybus label for a book, from Greek sillybos
First Known Use: circa 1656
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