'Syllabus' definitions:
Definition of 'syllabus'
From: WordNet
noun
An integrated course of academic studies; "he was admitted to a new program at the university" [syn: course of study, program, programme, curriculum, syllabus]
Definition of 'Syllabus'
From: GCIDE
- Syllabus \Syl"la*bus\, n.; pl. E. Syllabuses, L. Syllabi. [L., fr. the same source as E. syllable.]
- 1. A compendium containing the heads of a discourse, and the like; an abstract. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Law) The headnote of a reported case; the brief statement of the points of law determined prefixed to a reported case. The opinion controls the syllabus, the latter being merely explanatory of the former. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Synonyms of 'syllabus'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abbreviation,
- abbreviature,
- abrege,
- abridgment,
- abstract,
- brief,
- capsule,
- compend,
- condensation,
- condensed version,
- conspectus,
- digest,
- draft,
- epitome,
- head,
- outline,
- overview,
- pandect,
- precis,
- review,
- rubric,
- shortened version,
- skeleton,
- sketch,
- survey,
- synopsis,
- thumbnail sketch,
- topical outline