syllabus
Plural: syllabi, syllabuses
Noun
- An outline or summary of topics to be covered in a course.
- an integrated course of academic studies
- A summary of topics which will be covered during an academic course, or a text or lecture.
- The headnote of a reported case; the brief statement of the points of law determined prefixed to a reported case.
Examples
- He consults a mental SYLLABUS of high-scoring Scrabble words before each move.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin syllabus (“list”), which arose as a misprint, its accusative plural syllabos appearing in place of sittybas in a 1470s edition of Cicero's “Ad Atticum” IV.5 and 8. The corrupt form was influenced by the stem of Ancient Greek συλλαμβάνω (sullambánō, “put together”), the source of σῠλλᾰβή (sŭllăbḗ, “syllable”); the true etymon is σιττύβα (sittúba, “parchment label, table of contents”) [or σιττύβας (sittúbas)] of unknown origin.
Synonyms
course of study, curriculum, program, programme
Scrabble Score: 13
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syllabus: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary