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

: headnote sense 2

Examples of syllabus in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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

Anyone who has attended college, who has read a syllabus or gone through general education requirements, should know better. —Adrian Daub / Made By History, TIME, 3 Sep. 2024

All Harford teachers teaching the course are required to submit a course syllabus to the College Board for approval. —Matt Hubbard, Baltimore Sun, 16 July 2024

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

circa 1656, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

syllabus

noun

syl·​la·​bus ˈsil-ə-bəs 

plural syllabi -ˌbī 

-ˌbē

or syllabuses

: a brief outline (as of a course of study)