syllabus

noun syl·la·bus \ -bəs \

Definition of syllabus

plural syllabi play \-ˌbī, -ˌbē\ or syllabuses

1 :a summary outline of a discourse, treatise, or course of study or of examination requirements

2 :headnote 2

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Cooking and baking classes are plentiful in Wisconsin, in locations that may surprise you, plus there are a handful of dedicated cooking schools with a permanent spot on the syllabus.

— travel wisconsin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "No Such Thing as Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen," 28 Aug. 2017
Read the entire syllabus for an advanced course in the art of B.S. here.

— alex french, Esquire, "Bob Costas's Guide to BS'ing Your Way Through a Sports Conversation," 24 Aug. 2017
In lieu of a beauty-centric syllabus, here’s everything to get the look.

— jenna rennert, Vogue, "Cher Horowitz vs. Angela Chase: Who's Your Back-to-School Beauty Guru?," 18 Aug. 2017
From the unraveling of allegations at big-name institutions (Duke University, University of Virginia) to art thefts at Transylvania University, Schools for Scandal presents a syllabus’s worth of riveting journalism.

— sloane crosley, Vanities, "What to Read This Month: Katy Tur’s Unbelievable, Claire Messud’s The Burning Girl, and More," 17 Aug. 2017
From the unraveling of allegations at big-name institutions (Duke University, University of Virginia) to art thefts at Transylvania University, Schools for Scandal presents a syllabus’s worth of riveting journalism.

— sloane crosley, Vanities, "What to Read This Month: Katy Tur’s Unbelievable, Claire Messud’s The Burning Girl, and More," 17 Aug. 2017
From the unraveling of allegations at big-name institutions (Duke University, University of Virginia) to art thefts at Transylvania University, Schools for Scandal presents a syllabus’s worth of riveting journalism.

— sloane crosley, vanityfair.com, "What to Read This Month: Katy Tur’s Unbelievable, Claire Messud’s The Burning Girl, and More," 14 Aug. 2017
A killer syllabus is nothing without good teaching, but a stellar professor can make a standard class life-changing.

— miamiherald, "The freshman are coming to campus! Learn the secrets to keeping them there and happy," 8 Aug. 2017
That 1949 novel, a staple of high school syllabuses, has returned to the best-seller lists since the inauguration of Donald J. Trump, jibing with worries about the rebirth of fascism in democratic countries.

— ben brantley, New York Times, "Review: Doubling Down on Doublespeak in ‘1984’," 22 June 2017

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Origin and Etymology of syllabus

Late Latin, alteration of Latin sillybus label for a book, from Greek sillybos

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First Known Use: circa 1656

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baccalaureate, colloquium, corequisite, dissertation, monograph, pedant, practicum, survey course, thesis

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