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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An annotated syllabus on oil.
—Edward L. Morse, Foreign Affairs, 16 Aug. 2013
Possums read the supplemental texts on the syllabus.
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Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
But getting the pumps flowing again will not… Oil and Unrest
As political upheaval spreads across North Africa and into the Persian Gulf, 2011 may turn out to be as momentous a year for global oil markets as 1971, the year when…
What to Read on Oil
An annotated syllabus on oil.
—Edward L. Morse, Foreign Affairs, 16 Aug. 2013
Possums read the supplemental texts on the syllabus.
—Steve MacOne, The New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2024
Sign up Now, this nugget of Indian history is part of St. Xavier’s undergraduate science syllabus.
—Byvaishnavi Chandrashekhar, science.org, 5 Sep. 2024
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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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