Associations to the word «Syllabus»

Wiktionary

SYLLABUS, noun. A summary of topics which will be covered during an academic course, or a text or lecture.
SYLLABUS, noun. (legal) The headnote of a reported case; the brief statement of the points of law determined prefixed to a reported case.

Dictionary definition

SYLLABUS, noun. An integrated course of academic studies; "he was admitted to a new program at the university".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.